contradiction

English Thesaurus

1. the speech act of contradicting someone (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	negation,
definition	:	the speech act of negating (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	self-contradiction,
definition	:	contradicting yourself (noun.communication)

2. (logic) a statement that is necessarily false (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	falsehood, falsity, untruth,
definition	:	a false statement (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	antinomy,
definition	:	a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	paradox,
definition	:	(logic) a statement that contradicts itself (noun.communication)

domain category	:	logic,
definition	:	the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference (noun.cognition)

3. opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	oppositeness, opposition,
definition	:	the relation between opposed entities (noun.linkdef)

hyponym	:	dialectic,
definition	:	a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction (noun.linkdef)

4. the speech act of contradicting someone (noun.communication)

derivation	:	contradict, contravene, negate,
definition	:	deny the truth of (verb.communication)

derivation	:	contradict, contravene, negate,
definition	:	deny the truth of (verb.communication)