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contradiction(dictionary)

contradiction (iou)



contradiction noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin contradictio(n-), formed as CONTRADICT: see -ION.]
The action of speaking against or opposing; gainsaying, opposition. LME.
Steele There are those who pursue their own Way out of a Sourness and Spirit of Contradiction.
The action of declaring to be untrue or erroneous; affirming the contrary; denial. LME.
Shakespeare Anthony & Cleopatra Without contradiction I have heard that.
A statement containing propositions or terms which are at variance with one another; a contradictory proposition. LME.
Hobbes Both parts of a contradiction cannot possibly be true.
b. More fully contradiction in terms. A statement, phrase, etc., which appears to be self-contradictory. E18.
B. Jowett A virtuous tyrant is a contradiction in terms.
A state of opposition in things compared; variance; logical inconsistency. L16.
George Eliot The contradiction between men's lives and their professed beliefs had pressed upon him.
A contradictory act, fact, or condition; an inconsistency. E17.
S. Johnson An attempt to make contradictions consistent.
A statement contradicting another. E18.
Oxford English Dictionary An official contradiction of the recent rumours.
A person or thing made up of contradictory qualities. M18.
Pope Woman's at best a contradiction still.