English-Thai Dictionary

contradiction

N ความแตกต่าง  difference kwam-teak-tang

 

contradiction in terms

IDM คำพูด ต้องห้าม  kam-phud-tong-ham

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTRADICTION

n.[L.] 1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial; contrary declaration.
2. Opposition, whether by words, reproaches or attempts to defeat.
Consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself. Hebrews 12:3.
3. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency with itself; incongruity or contrariety of things, words, thoughts or propositions. These theorems involve a contradiction.
If we perceive truth, we thereby perceive whatever is false in contradiction to it.

 

CONTRADICTIONAL

a.Inconsistent. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTRADICTION

Con `tra *dic "tion, n. Etym: [L. contradictio answer, objection: cf. F.contradiction. ]

 

1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying. His fair demands Shall be accomplished without contradiction. Shak.

 

2. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency; incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is inconsistent. can be make deathless death That were to make Strange contradiction. Milton. We state our experience and then we come to a manly resolution of acting in contradiction to it. Burke. Both parts of a contradiction can not possibly be true. Hobbes. Of contradictions infinite the slave. Wordsworth. Principle of contradiction (Logic ), the axiom or law of thought that a thing cannot be and not be at the same time, or a thing must either be or not be, or the same attribute can not at the same time be affirmed and and denied of the same subject. It develops itself in three specific forms which have been called the "Three Logical Axioms." First. "A is A." Second, "A is not Not-A " Third, "Everything is either A or Not-A."

 

CONTRADICTIONAL

CONTRADICTIONAL Con `tra *dic "tion *al, a.

 

Defn: Contradictory; inconsistent; opposing. [R.] Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

contradiction

con tra dic tion |ˌkäntrəˈdikSHən ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃən | ▶noun 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 | the experiment provides a contradiction of the hypothesis. PHRASES contradiction in terms a statement or group of words associating objects or ideas that are incompatible: “true fiction ” is a contradiction in terms. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contradictio (n- ), from the verb contradicere (see contradict ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

contradiction

contra |dic ¦tion |kɒntrəˈdɪkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another: the proposed new system suffers from a set of internal contradictions. • a situation in which inconsistent elements are present: the paradox of using force to overcome force is a real contradiction. • [ mass noun ] the statement of a position opposite to one already made: the second sentence appears to be in flat contradiction of the first | [ count noun ] : the experiment provides a contradiction of the hypothesis. PHRASES contradiction in terms a statement or group of words associating incompatible objects or ideas. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contradictio (n- ), from the verb contradicere (see contradict ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

contradiction

contradiction noun 1 the contradiction between his faith and his lifestyle: conflict, clash, disagreement, opposition, inconsistency, mismatch, variance. ANTONYMS agreement. 2 a contradiction of his statement: denial, refutation, rebuttal, countering. ANTONYMS confirmation, reaffirmation.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

contradiction

contradiction noun 1 the profound contradiction between the economic and the social policies pursued by the government: conflict, clash, disagreement, opposition, inconsistency, lack of congruence, incongruity, incongruousness, mismatch, variance; paradox, contradiction in terms; rare antinomy, aporia, antilogy. ANTONYMS agreement. 2 the second sentence appears to be a flat contradiction of the first: denial, refutation, rebuttal, countering, counterstatement, opposite; negation; formal gainsaying; rare confutation. ANTONYMS confirmation, reaffirmation.

 

French Dictionary

contradiction

contradiction n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de dire le contraire de ce qui a été dit. : Il y a des contradictions dans son discours. 2 Incompatibilité de deux notions, de deux affirmations.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

contradiction

con tra dic tion /kɑ̀ntrədɪ́kʃ (ə )n |kɔ̀n -/→contradict 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C U 【2つの意見の間での 】矛盾 , 矛盾した言動 [事実 ] «between » ▸ the contradiction between the assumption and the fact 仮定と事実の間の矛盾 ▸ I see a contradiction between his words and deeds .彼の言動には矛盾が認められる 2 U 否定 [反論 ](すること ); 反対の主張 ▸ if I say without fear of contradiction 反論を恐れずに言えば ～̀ in t é rms 名辞矛盾 〘矛盾したことを意味する言葉の組み合わせ; open secret (公然の秘密 )など 〙.