contradiction

Words with a similar base: contradiction, contradiction_in_terms

'contradiction'

[contradiction.n.01] as in: opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

'contradiction'

[contradiction.n.02] as in: (logic) a statement that is necessarily false

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Examples:
the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction

'contradiction'

[contradiction.n.03] as in: the speech act of contradicting someone

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Examples:
he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction