Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or an instance of contradicting.
- noun The state of being contradicted.
- noun An inconsistency or discrepancy.
- noun Inconsistency; discrepancy.
- noun One that contains elements that oppose or conflict with one another.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An assertion of the direct opposite to what has been said or affirmed; denial; contrary declaration.
- noun Opposition, whether by argument or conduct.
- noun Direct, opposition or repugnancy; absolute inconsistency; specifically, the relation of two propositions which are so opposed that one must be false and one must be true.
- noun Figuratively, a person who or a thing which is self-contradictory or inconsistent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.
- noun Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency; incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is inconsistent.
- noun (Logic) the axiom or law of thought that a thing cannot
be andnot be at the same time, or a thing must either be or not be, or the same attribute can not at the same time be affirmed and and denied of the same subject; also called thelaw of the excluded middle .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The act of
contradicting . - noun countable A statement that
contradicts itself. - noun countable a logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositions
- noun logic (
countable ) Aproposition that isfalse for all values of itsvariables .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
- noun the speech act of contradicting someone
- noun (logic) a statement that is necessarily false
Etymologies
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Examples
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III. iii.26 (384,4) and to have his word/Of contradiction] _To have his word of contradiction_ is no more than, _he is used to contradict_; and
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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But for Gingrich, the word contradiction has no meaning.
Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis Eugene Robinson 2011
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Does anybody see the contradiction is the Lefts attack on seniors who use Medicare?
Sebelius: There will be competition with private insurers 2009
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In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.
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In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.
The “Buck Rogers” Quandry – In Which I Contradict Previous Views « The Graveyard 2010
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"Does anybody see the contradiction is the Lefts attack on seniors who use Medicare?"
Sebelius: There will be competition with private insurers 2009
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That's what we call a contradiction and hypocrisy that shows how undeserving of the label "Christian" their polices truly are.
"What do you mean by 'right wing progressivism'?" Ann Althouse 2007
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In formal logic a contradiction is the signal of a defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.
Religion and Science 1969
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In formal logic a contradiction is the signal of a defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.
Religion and Science 1925
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House Speaker John Boehner sought an explanation of what he termed a "contradiction" between Obama's stated goal of regime change in Libya and the limitation of the United Nations- sanctioned attack to curbing the ability of Muammar Qaddafi's forces to attack civilians.
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