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contradiction
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural contradictions
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
[count]
- No one was surprised by the defendant's contradiction of the plaintiff's accusations.被告驳斥了原告的指控，没有人对此感到惊讶。
- Her rebuttal contained many contradictions to my arguments.她的抗辩中有很多内容是对我的论点的反驳。
[noncount]
- I think I can say without fear of contradiction [=I can say with absolute certainty] that this year has been very successful for our company.我想就算有人反对我也敢说，今年对我们公司来说是非常成功的一年。
2
: a difference or disagreement between two things which means that both cannot be true矛盾；不一致；对立
[count]
- There have been some contradictions in his statements.他的陈述中有些相互矛盾的地方。
- There is a contradiction between what he said yesterday and what he said today.他昨天和今天的说法互相矛盾。
[noncount]
- Her statements are mired in contradiction.她的陈述自相矛盾。
- What he said yesterday is in direct contradiction to what he said today.他昨天和今天的说法完全相反。
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
- I think “working vacation” is a contradiction in terms.我认为“工作休假”是用词上的自相矛盾。
contradiction
noun
con·tra·dic·tion ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-shən 
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
Recent Examples on the Web The convention itself feels like a contradiction: On one hand, some of the large companies that traditionally take up space on the bigexhibit floor will be absent this year. 
Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2022 Kodak Black’s bars on an album about personal growth and healing feels like a huge contradiction. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 23 May 2022 How to handle the contradiction is a challenge to every one of us. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 That same day, in seeming contradiction of the passage of the first federal gun safety law in almost three decades, the Supreme Court took a far more consequential action. Lawrence O. Gostin, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2022 There were boos, but also cheers and applause — that contradiction has devolved into contemporary confusion as the Millennial Academy now genuflects to 75-year-old Littlefeather. Armond White, National Review, 19 Aug. 2022 The beloved puzzles are trapped in a contradiction at the heart of a faltering media economy. Matt Hartman, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2022 Is there any inherent contradiction between being the king of extemporaneity, musically, and then also the king of designing things within a seemingly meticulous, if visually enrapturing, inch of their life? Chris Willman, Variety, 17 July 2022 With this contradiction front and center, many took to social media to criticize Gladwell’s seeming hypocrisy after a Friday NY Post article highlighted the Diary of a CEO podcast episode featuring the writer. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022 See More
Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2022 Kodak Black’s bars on an album about personal growth and healing feels like a huge contradiction. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 23 May 2022 How to handle the contradiction is a challenge to every one of us. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 That same day, in seeming contradiction of the passage of the first federal gun safety law in almost three decades, the Supreme Court took a far more consequential action. Lawrence O. Gostin, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2022 There were boos, but also cheers and applause — that contradiction has devolved into contemporary confusion as the Millennial Academy now genuflects to 75-year-old Littlefeather. Armond White, National Review, 19 Aug. 2022 The beloved puzzles are trapped in a contradiction at the heart of a faltering media economy. Matt Hartman, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2022 Is there any inherent contradiction between being the king of extemporaneity, musically, and then also the king of designing things within a seemingly meticulous, if visually enrapturing, inch of their life? Chris Willman, Variety, 17 July 2022 With this contradiction front and center, many took to social media to criticize Gladwell’s seeming hypocrisy after a Friday NY Post article highlighted the Diary of a CEO podcast episode featuring the writer. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022 See More 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
noun
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