1. 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.
2. Noun
Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency; incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is inconsistent.
3. Noun
A conflict in which two claims cannot both be true in the same way.
A direct inconsistency between statements, evidence, assumptions or conclusions. Check whether the apparent conflict is genuine or caused by different definitions or contexts.
“There is a contradiction between the stated objective and the funding decision.”
Check whether the apparent conflict is genuine or caused by different definitions or contexts
4. Noun
the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
5. Noun
(logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement ‘he is brave and he is not brave’ is a contradiction"
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