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   Con·tra·dic·tion

   /ˌkäntrəˈdikSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are opposed to one another: "the proposed new system suffers from a set of internal contradictions"
   • ▪ a person, thing, or situation in which inconsistent elements are present: "the paradox of using force to overcome force is a real contradiction"
   • ▪ the statement of a position opposite to one already made: "the second sentence appears to be in flat contradiction of the first" Similar denialrefutationrebuttalcounteringcounterstatementoppositenegationformal:gainsayingrare:confutationOpposite confirmationreaffirmation

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contradictio(n-), from the verb contradicere (see contradict).

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