1. contradiction

noun. ['ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃən'] opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas.

Rhymes with Contradiction

• jurisdiction
• crucifixion
• constriction
• restriction
• interdiction
• dereliction
• benediction
• prediction
• nonfiction
• infliction
• conviction
• depiction
• affliction
• friction
• eviction
• addiction
• fiction

Sentences with contradiction

1. Noun, singular or mass
It may seem a contradiction in terms, but luxury hostels have begun to pop up all over Europe.

Quotes about contradiction

1. I believe that truth has only one face: that of a violent contradiction.
- Georges Bataille, Violent Silence: Celebrating Georges Bataille

2. He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.
- Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything

3. So, this is how it's become? This is how I've become? A walking contradiction? I'm surrounded by people and feel alone. I claim to crave a bit of normalcy but now that I have some, it's like I don't know what to do with it, I don't know how to be a normal person anymore.
- Gayle Forman, Where She Went

2. self-contradiction

noun. contradicting yourself.

3. contradiction

noun. ['ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃən'] (logic) a statement that is necessarily false.

4. contradiction

noun. ['ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃən'] the speech act of contradicting someone.