Examples of 'contradiction' in a sentence

Meaning of "contradiction"

Contradiction is a combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another
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  • The act of contradicting.
  • A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
  • A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
  • A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.

How to use "contradiction" in a sentence

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This contradiction is the discomfort of the unconscious.
Their reality was in contradiction with their dreams.
The contradiction was contained in what you said.
This seems to be a direct contradiction to your statement.
This contradiction is not lost on many families.
These portrayals are in contradiction to the true situation.
This contradiction could hardly be more mistaken.
I believe it is not a contradiction for three reasons.
This contradiction can be seen on every plane.
And this seems to be in a contradiction to what is there.
The contradiction and falsehood here is obvious.
It also appears to be in contradiction to his earlier opposition.
And contradiction can trigger a violent reaction.
Straddling a fundamental contradiction and trying to justify it.
This contradiction certainly plunged me into despair.

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This establishes the contradiction we wanted to reach.
The contradiction implies that w does not exist.
There was an inherent contradiction in those two remarks.
Any contradiction or paradox is beyond their grasp.
Abortion is a direct contradiction to the right to life.
He asked the delegation to clarify that contradiction.
It is in this contradiction that the new is to be found.
A new sentence was added to avoid the contradiction.
There is a contradiction in the statements of you both.
Seems like your classic contradiction in terms.
There is a contradiction both in principle and in practice.
That is upside down and amounts to a contradiction.
Without the contradiction my theory is not needed.
She would appreciate clarification of that contradiction.
This is in contradiction of the principle of loss mitigation.
The child welfare system is caught in a contradiction.
There is no contradiction in being both ridiculous and magnificent.
If only because a compassionate warrior is a contradiction in terms.
There was no contradiction between the two bodies.
She requested explanations on that apparent contradiction.
And this contradiction is the real problem.
We must therefore act to eliminate this contradiction.
The inherent contradiction in this advice is obvious.
Eduardo is proving the theorem above by contradiction.
But even in his contradiction he was true to himself.
And that would be your proof by contradiction.
It is also in contradiction with existing comitology rules.
But this is not the only contradiction.
This is in contradiction to the right of access to justice.
I know that there is an element of contradiction here.
The power of contradiction is very strong here.
I do not know whether there is a glaring contradiction.
I hope that this contradiction can be overcome.
Every word spoken excites its contradiction.
I see no contradiction between the two approaches.

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