contradiction

/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/US/ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/

contradiction noun: the act of contradicting.

Noun

contradiction (countable and uncountable, plural contradictions)

The act of contradicting.
- His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.
(countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
- There is a contradiction in Clarence Page's statement that a woman should have the right to choose and decide for herself whether to have an abortion and at the same time she should not have that right.
- There is a contradiction in what you say: she can't be both married and single.
Synonyms:

oxymoron
(countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
- Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.
(countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.

Synonyms:

↯, ⇒⇐, ⊥, ↮, ※

contradiction meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

contradiction in Hindi

act of contradicting: असंगति asaṅgti, विसंगति visaṅgti
statement that contradicts itself: असंगति asaṅgti
the logical incompatibility of opposing elements: असंगति asaṅgti

contradiction in Tamil

ஒவ்வாத்தன்மை, நேர்மாறுபாடு, மறுத்தல், மறுத்துரைத்தல், மறுப்பு, மாறுபாடு

contradiction in Marathi

विरोधाभासाचा

contradiction in Urdu

انکار, خلاف گوئی, نقیض, رد

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contradiction in Bengali: বিরোধিতা করার কার্যক্রম, একটি প্রস্তাবনা
contradiction in Telugu: ఏడాగోడము ēḍāgōḍamu, మాఱుమాట māṟumāṭa
contradiction in Malayalam: വിരുദ്ധത viruddhata
contradiction in Kannada: ಅಡ್ಡನುಡಿ, ಅಡನುಡಿ
contradiction in Nepali: विरोधाभास virodhābhās
contradiction in Arabic: تَنَاقُضٌ tanāquḍun
contradiction in Indonesian: percanggahan, kontradiksi

Examples of contradiction in a sentence

I am baffled by the contradictions and omissions in the instructions.
His claim was in flat contradiction to experimental results.
"A miniature giant" is a contradiction in terms.

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Synonyms of contradiction

oxymoron
↯
⇒⇐
⊥
↮
※

Antonyms

tautology

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Forms of contradiction

plural	contradictions

Plural of contradiction: contradictions

Origin of contradiction

From Middle English contradiccioun, contradiction, from Old French contradiction, from Latin contrādictiō, from contrādīcō (“speak against”).

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Questions about contradiction

What does contradiction mean?: Contradiction means the act of contradicting.
What is contradiction in Hindi?: Contradiction in Hindi is असंगति (asaṅgti), विसंगति (visaṅgti). See Contradiction meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is contradiction?: Contradiction is a noun.
How do you pronounce contradiction?: Contradiction is pronounced /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of contradiction?: The plural of contradiction is contradictions.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: contradiction (page history and authors); contradiction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); contradiction (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); contradiction (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); contradiction (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ఏడాగోడము (Telugu) (page history and authors); വിരുദ്ധത (Malayalam) (page history and authors); contradiction (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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