Contradiction

Noun

 * 1)  The act of contradicting.
 * 2)  A statement that contradicts itself.
 * 3)  a logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositions
 * 4)   A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.

Adjectives for Contradiction
violent; inexplicable; constant; embarrassing; slight; irreconcilable; moral; breathtaking; productive; idealistic; disruptive; imaginary; self-corroding; fatuous; accumulated; social; flat; absurd; apparent; flagrant; painful; notable; mutual; bewildering; amazing; curious; logical; affectionate ; extravagant.

Verbs for Contradiction
affirm—; brook—; claim—; deny—; discern—; encompass with—; endure—; forbid—; indulge in—; involve—; object to—; offset—; press—; profess—; prove—; reconcile—; solve—; sustain—; utter—; —irritates; —perplexes; —proposes; — yawns.

Synonyms for Contradiction

 * ↯, ⇒⇐, ⊥, ↮, ※

Antonyms for Contradiction

 * tautology

Related terms
contradict; contradictory

Thesaurus
abjurement, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, answer, antagonism, antipathy, antithesis, argumentation, backlash, bucking, challenge, chucking, chucking out, clashing, collision, complete answer, conflict, confounding, confrontation, confutation, contempt, contention, contradistinction, contraindication, contraposition, contrariety, contrary assertion, contrast, contravention, contraversion, controversion, controversy, counteraction, countering, counterposition, counterworking, crankiness, cross-purposes, crosscurrent, crossing, crotchetiness, declination, declining, demolition, denial, despisal, despising, difference, disaccord, disaccordance, disaffirmation, disagreement, disallowance, disapproval, disavowal, discard, disclaimer, disclamation, discord, discordance, discordancy, discounting, discrediting, discrepancy, disharmony, dismissal, disownment, disparity, disproof, disregard, dissension, dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, divergence, diversity, effective rejoinder, exception, exclusion, faction, forswearing, friction, gainsaying, head wind, hostility, ignoring, impugnation, impugnment, inaccordance, inconsistency, inequality, inimicalness, interference, jarring, kick, negation, nonacceptance, nonapproval, nonconformity, nonconsideration, nullification, opposing, oppositeness, opposition, opposure, oppugnance, oppugnancy, oppugnation, overthrow, overthrowal, passing by, perverseness, perversity, polarity, putting away, putting out, reaction, rebuff, rebutment, rebuttal, recalcitrance, recantation, recoil, refusal, refutal, refutation, rejection, renitency, renouncement, renunciation, repercussion, repudiation, repugnance, repulse, resistance, retractation, retraction, revocation, revolt, scouting, showdown, spurning, squelch, standing against, subversion, swimming upstream, throwing out, traversal, turning out, undercurrent, undermining, unharmoniousness, upset, upsetting, variance

Etymology
From contradictio:, from contradico:.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: отрицание,
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 * Finnish: kiistäminen
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 * Italian:
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 * Korean: 모순
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: противречие, противречење
 * Romanian:
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 * Bulgarian:
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 * Hebrew: סתירה (stira)


 * Hungarian:
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 * Macedonian: противречие
 * Polish: sprzeczność
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 * Arabic: تنقص
 * Bulgarian:
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 * German: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian: противречие
 * Polish: sprzeczność
 * Romanian:
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 * Czech:
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 * Macedonian:, противречие
 * Polish: sprzeczność

Noun

 * 1) Contradiction