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 | ||