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IELTS BNC: 4353 COCA: 5451

contradiction
contradiction /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃən/ noun
plural contradictions
contradiction
/ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃən/
noun
plural contradictions
Learner's definition of CONTRADICTION
1 
: the act of saying something that is opposite or very different in meaning to something else反驳；驳斥
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2 
: a difference or disagreement between two things which means that both cannot be true矛盾；不一致；对立
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contradiction in terms

: a phrase that contains words which have very different or opposite meanings自相矛盾的说法；相互对立的说法
IELTS BNC: 4353 COCA: 5451

contradiction

noun

con·​tra·​dic·​tion ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-shən How to pronounce contradiction (audio)
1
: act or an instance of contradicting
the defendant's contradiction of the plaintiff's accusations
2
a
: a proposition, statement, or phrase that asserts or implies both the truth and falsity of something
… both parts of a contradiction cannot possibly be true … Thomas Hobbes
b
: a statement or phrase whose parts contradict each other
a round square is a contradiction in terms
3
a
: logical incongruity
b
: a situation in which inherent factors, actions, or propositions are inconsistent or contrary to one another

Synonyms

Example Sentences

No one was surprised by the defendant's contradiction of the plaintiff's accusations. Her rebuttal contained many contradictions to my arguments. There have been some contradictions in his statements. There is a contradiction between what he said yesterday and what he said today. Her statements are mired in contradiction. What he said yesterday is in direct contradiction to what he said today. See More
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Word History

Etymology

see contradict

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of contradiction was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing contradiction
IELTS BNC: 4353 COCA: 5451
contradiction

noun

ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤complete, direct, flat完全的矛盾；直接的抵觸；斷然的反駁▸➤blatant, glaring, obvious公然的違反；明顯的矛盾▸➤basic, fundamental基本的矛盾；根本的抵觸◇There's a basic contradiction in the whole idea of paying for justice.用金錢換取公正這一想法存在着一個基本的矛盾。➤inherent固有的矛盾➤logical邏輯上的矛盾▸➤apparent, seeming表面上的矛盾▸➤inner, internal內在／內部矛盾PREPOSITION➤in contradiction to, in contradiction with與⋯相矛盾◇That's in direct contradiction to what he said yesterday.這一說法同他昨天所說的有直接矛盾。➤contradiction between⋯之間的矛盾◇There is an apparent contradiction between the needs of workers and those of employers.工人的需要同雇主的需要之間存在明顯的矛盾。➤contradiction of與⋯矛盾◇That's a contradiction of what you just said.這話與你剛才所說的相矛盾。PHRASES➤a contradiction in terms說法上的自相矛盾◇The idea is almost a contradiction in terms.這主意本身幾乎就是自相矛盾的。

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