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contradiction

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Source Word

contradiction

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/

Noun

countable uncountable

(countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting.

Japanese Meaning

反論：他者の意見に対して反対の立場を示す行為 / 否定：主張に対して反対意見を述べる行為

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Her constant contradiction of his suggestions made it difficult to reach a decision.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女が彼の提案に対して絶えず反論したため、決定に至るのが難しかった。

Sense（1）

(countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting.

His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.

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Sense（2）

(countable) 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.

There is a contradiction in Clarence Page's statement that a woman should have the right to choose and decide for herself whether to have an abortion and at the same time she should not have that right.

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Sense（3）

(countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.

Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.

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Sense（4）

(logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.

contradictions

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