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