contradiction

From Wiktionary
contradiction is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation[change]

  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən/, SAMPA: /%kQntr@"dIkS@n/
  • (US) IPA (key): /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃən/, SAMPA: /%kA:ntr@"dIkS@n/

Noun[change]

Singular
contradiction

Plural
contradictions

  1. A contradiction is the act of contradicting.
    He says that he was not there that night: that was a contradiction of his previous statement.
  2. A contradiction is a statement which makes two (or more) claims which both cannot be true.
    There is a contradiction in saying that she is a widow who never married.