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contradiction in terms
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | contradiction in terms - (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"contradictionlogic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inferenceantinomy - a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonableparadox - (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"falsehood, untruth, falsity - a false statement |
Translationscontraddizione in terminicontradiction in terms
contradiction in termsA phrase or expression that causes confusion because it contains words or ideas that contradict each other; an oxymoron. Jumbo shrimp is such a contradiction in terms.See also: contradiction, termcontradiction in termsa statement containing a seeming contradiction. A wealthy pauper is a contradiction in terms. A straight-talking politician may seem to be a contradiction in terms.See also: contradiction, termcontradiction in termsA statement that seems to contradict itself, with one part of it denying another. For example, I've always believed that "a poor millionaire" was a contradiction in terms. [Late 1700s] See also: contradiction, termcontradiction in terms a statement or group of words associating objects or ideas which are incompatible. 1994 Toronto Life Veggie burger?— a contradiction in terms I had no wish to argue with: vegetables are fine and necessary, but in their place. See also: contradiction, terma contraˌdiction in ˈterms a statement or description containing two words or phrases that contradict each other’s meaning: They call their project ‘a peace offensive’, which seems to me a contradiction in terms.See also: contradiction, termcontradiction in terms
Related to contradiction in terms: oxymoronSynonyms for contradiction in termsnoun (logic) a statement that is necessarily falseSynonymsRelated Words- logic
- antinomy
- paradox
- falsehood
- untruth
- falsity
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