| NOUN | relation | contradiction | opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | contradiction, contradiction in terms | (logic) a statement that is necessarily false | |
| communication | contradiction | the speech act of contradicting someone |
| Sounds | kaa.ntrahdih'kshahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | dialectic | A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction |
| Broader | opposition, oppositeness | The relation between opposed entities |
| Spanish | contradicción, negación | |
| Catalan | contradicció | |
| Meaning | (logic) a statement that is necessarily false. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the statement 'he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction" | |
| Synonym | contradiction in terms | |
| Category | logic | The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference |
| Narrower | antinomy | A contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable |
| paradox | (logic) a statement that contradicts itself | |
| Broader | falsehood, falsity, untruth | A false statement |
| Spanish | contradicción en los términos, contradicción | |
| Catalan | contradicció | |
| Meaning | The speech act of contradicting someone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction" | |
| Narrower | self-contradiction | contradicting yourself |
| Broader | negation | The speech act of negating |
| Spanish | contradicción | |
| Catalan | contradicció | |
| Verbs | contradict | deny the truth of |
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