contradiction
/,kɑntrə'dɪkʃən/
noun
13 letters4 syllables18 points in Scrabble®22 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
(logic) a statement that is necessarily false.
“the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction”
2
Opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas.
3
The speech act of contradicting someone.
“he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction”
WORD FORMS
Related formcontradict
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®22 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinontradictioncay
Starts & ends withC … N
Syllablescon · tra · dic · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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