contradiction contradiction /ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪk.ʃən/ aep /ˌkɑːn-/ noun [C or U]
1 C2 the fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something else, so that one of them must be wrong: » You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. Isn't that a bit of a contradiction?Thesaurus+: ↑Denying and contradictinga contradiction in terms2 F0 a combination of words that is nonsense because some of the words suggest the opposite of some of the others: » Many people think that an honest politician is a contradiction in terms.Thesaurus+: ↑Denying and contradictingThesaurus+: ↑Nonsense |