English noun: contradiction in terms | |||
1. | contradiction in terms (communication) (logic) a statement that is necessarily false | ||
Samples | The statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction. | ||
Synonyms | contradiction | ||
Broader (hypernym) | falsehood, falsity, untruth | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | antinomy, paradox | ||
Domain category | logic | ||