English noun: contradiction |
1. | contradiction opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas |
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| Broader (hypernym) | oppositeness, opposition |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dialectic |
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2. | contradiction (communication) (logic) a statement that is necessarily false |
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| Samples | The statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction.
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| Synonyms | contradiction in terms |
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| Broader (hypernym) | falsehood, falsity, untruth |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | antinomy, paradox |
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| Domain category | logic |
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3. | contradiction (communication) the speech act of contradicting someone |
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| Samples | He spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction.
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| Broader (hypernym) | negation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | self-contradiction |
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