contradiction_in_terms (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *contradiction in terms*:
NOUN	communication	contradiction in terms, contradiction	(logic) a statement that is necessarily false

English > *contradiction in terms*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	(logic) a statement that is necessarily false.
Synonym	contradiction
Category	logic	The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
Narrower	antinomy	A contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable
Narrower	paradox	(logic) a statement that contradicts itself
Broader	falsehood, falsity, untruth	A false statement
Spanish	contradicción en los términos, contradicción
Catalan	contradicció

HyperDic: contradiction_in_terms