contradiction

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English contradiccioun, contradiction, from Old French contradiction, from Latin contrādictiō, from contrādīcō (“speak against”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪkʃən === Noun === contradiction (countable and uncountable, plural contradictions) (countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting. (countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms. (countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions. (logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms. ==== Synonyms ==== (statement that contradicts itself): oxymoron (proposition that is false for all values of its variables): ↯, ⇒⇐, ⊥, ↮, ※ ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “proposition that is false for all values of its variables”): tautology ==== Coordinate terms ==== (proposition that is false for all values of its variables): contingency, tautology ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== contradict contradictory ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin contradictiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁa.dik.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === contradiction f (plural contradictions) contradiction (clarification of this definition is needed) ==== Derived terms ==== esprit de contradiction ==== Related terms ==== contradictoire contredire === Further reading === “contradiction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012