contradiction

noun

/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn/

/ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn/

Idioms

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[countable, uncountable] a lack of agreement between facts, opinions, actions, etc.
- contradiction (between A and B) There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.
- How can we resolve this apparent contradiction?
- in contradiction to something His public speeches are in direct contradiction to his personal lifestyle.
Extra Examples
- That's in direct contradiction to what he said yesterday.
- There is an apparent contradiction between the needs of workers and those of employers.
- There's a basic contradiction in the whole idea of paying for justice.
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- direct
- flat
- …
preposition
- in contradiction to
- in contradiction with
- contradiction between
- …
phrases
- a contradiction in terms
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[uncountable, countable] the act of saying that something that somebody else has said is wrong or not true; an example of this
- I think I can say, without fear of contradiction, that…
- contradiction of something Now you say you both left at ten—that's a contradiction of your last statement.
Topics Opinion and argumentc1

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin contradictio(n-), from the verb contradicere, originally contra dicere ‘speak against’.

Idioms

a contradiction in terms

a statement containing two words that contradict each other’s meaning
- A ‘nomad settlement’ is a contradiction in terms.
- The idea is almost a contradiction in terms.

单词	contradiction
释义	contradiction noun /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn/ /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn/ Idioms jump to other results [countable, uncountable] a lack of agreement between facts, opinions, actions, etc. contradiction (between A and B) There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures. How can we resolve this apparent contradiction? in contradiction to something His public speeches are in direct contradiction to his personal lifestyle. Extra Examples That's in direct contradiction to what he said yesterday. There is an apparent contradiction between the needs of workers and those of employers. There's a basic contradiction in the whole idea of paying for justice. Topics Opinion and argumentc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete direct flat … preposition in contradiction to in contradiction with contradiction between … phrases a contradiction in terms See full entry [uncountable, countable] the act of saying that something that somebody else has said is wrong or not true; an example of this I think I can say, without fear of contradiction, that… contradiction of something Now you say you both left at ten—that's a contradiction of your last statement. Topics Opinion and argumentc1 Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin contradictio(n-), from the verb contradicere, originally contra dicere ‘speak against’. Idioms a contradiction in terms a statement containing two words that contradict each other’s meaning A ‘nomad settlement’ is a contradiction in terms. The idea is almost a contradiction in terms.
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