contradiction: 意味と定義

The act or an instance of contradicting: the witness's contradiction of other testimony. The state of being contradicted: a supervisor who cannot tolerate contradiction from any subordinate.

An inconsistency or discrepancy:"Surprisingly few people saw a contradiction between freedom for whites and bondage for slaves"(Adam Hochschild). Inconsistency; discrepancy: practices that are in contradiction to human rights.

One that contains elements that oppose or conflict with one another: The phrase "an unmarried husband" is a contradiction in terms.