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Contradiction

Contradiction Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Contradiction? [n] the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction" [n] (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction" [n] opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas Synonyms \| Synonyms for Contradiction: contradiction in terms Related Terms \| Find terms related to Contradiction: abjuration \| 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 \| crosscurrent \| crossing \| cross-purposes \| 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 See Also \| dialectic \| false statement \| falsehood \| falsity \| negation \| oppositeness \| opposition \| paradox \| untruth Contradiction In Webster's Dictionary \Con`tra*dic"tion\, n. [L. contradictio answer, objection: cf. F. contradiction.] 1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying. His fair demands Shall be accomplished without contradiction. --Shak. 2. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency; incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is inconsistent. can be make deathless death? That were to make Strange contradiction. --Milton. We state our experience and then we come to a manly resolution of acting in contradiction to it. --Burke. Both parts of a contradiction can not possibly be true. --Hobbes. Of contradictions infinite the slave. --Wordsworth. {Principle of contradiction} (Logic), the axiom or law of thought that a thing cannot be and not be at the same time, or a thing must either be or not be, or the same attribute can not at the same time be affirmed and and denied of the same subject. Note: It develops itself in three specific forms which have been called the ``Three Logical Axioms.'' First, ``A is A.'' Second, ``A is not Not-A'' Third, ``Everything is either A or Not-A.''

Contradiction Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Contradiction?

[n] the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
[n] (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
[n] opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

Synonyms | Synonyms for Contradiction: contradiction in terms

Contradiction In Webster's Dictionary

\Con`tra*dic"tion\, n. [L. contradictio answer,
objection: cf. F. contradiction.]
1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or
   affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion;
   contrary declaration; gainsaying.

         His fair demands Shall be accomplished without
         contradiction.                        --Shak.

2. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency;
   incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is
   inconsistent.

         can be make deathless death? That were to make
         Strange contradiction.                --Milton.

         We state our experience and then we come to a manly
         resolution of acting in contradiction to it.
                                               --Burke.

         Both parts of a contradiction can not possibly be
         true.                                 --Hobbes.

         Of contradictions infinite the slave. --Wordsworth.

{Principle of contradiction} (Logic), the axiom or law of
   thought that a thing cannot be and not be at the same
   time, or a thing must either be or not be, or the same
   attribute can not at the same time be affirmed and and
   denied of the same subject.

Note: It develops itself in three specific forms which have
      been called the ``Three Logical Axioms.'' First, ``A is
      A.'' Second, ``A is not Not-A'' Third, ``Everything is
      either A or Not-A.''

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