contradiction

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.