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Meaning of "self-contradiction" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-CONTRADICTION

self-contradiction  [ˌsɛlfˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-CONTRADICTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Contradiction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELF-CONTRADICTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Auto-antonym

An auto-antonym, or contronym, is a word with a homograph that is also an antonym. Variant names include antagonym, Janus word, enantiodrome, self-antonym, antilogy, addad. It is a word with multiple meanings, one of which is defined as the reverse of one of its other meanings. This phenomenon is also called enantiosemy, enantionymy or antilogy.

Definition of self-contradiction in the English dictionary

The definition of self-contradiction in the dictionary is an instance or instances of inherent contradiction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELF-CONTRADICTION


addiction
əˈdɪkʃən
affliction
əˈflɪkʃən
benediction
ˌbɛnɪˈdɪkʃən
contradiction
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən
conviction
kənˈvɪkʃən
crucifixion
ˌkruːsɪˈfɪkʃən
depiction
dɪˈpɪkʃən
diction
ˈdɪkʃən
eviction
ɪˈvɪkʃən
fiction
ˈfɪkʃən
friction
ˈfrɪkʃən
indiction
ɪnˈdɪkʃən
interdiction
ˌɪntəˈdɪkʃən
jurisdiction
ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃən
malediction
ˌmælɪˈdɪkʃən
nonfiction
ˌnɒnˈfɪkʃən
prediction
prɪˈdɪkʃən
restriction
rɪˈstrɪkʃən
retrodiction
ˌrɛtrəˈdɪkʃən
valediction
ˌvælɪˈdɪkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-CONTRADICTION

self-conceit
self-conceited
self-concept
self-confessed
self-confidence
self-confident
self-confidently
self-congratulation
self-congratulatory
self-conscious
self-consciously
self-consciousness
self-contained
self-containedly
self-containedness
self-contempt
self-contradictory
self-control
self-controlled
self-controlling

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-CONTRADICTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
function
introduction
production
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of self-contradiction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «self-contradiction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-CONTRADICTION

Find out the translation of self-contradiction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-contradiction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-contradiction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自相矛盾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autocontradicción
570 millions of speakers

English

self-contradiction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्म विरोधाभास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التناقض الذاتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

внутреннее противоречие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

auto-contradição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ববিরোধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

auto- contradiction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Percanggahan diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selbstwiderspruch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己矛盾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 모순
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyalahake dhewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự mâu thuẫn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய முரண்பாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: ची विसंगती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendisiyle çatışma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

auto- contraddizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sprzeczność siebie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

внутрішнє протиріччя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto- contradicție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτο - αντίφαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tegenstrijding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

självmotsägelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvmotsigelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-contradiction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-CONTRADICTION»

The term «self-contradiction» is normally little used and occupies the 124.157 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-CONTRADICTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-contradiction

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-CONTRADICTION»

Discover the use of self-contradiction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-contradiction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pastoral and the Poetics of Self-Contradiction: Theocritus ...
Exploration of ways in which poets interrogate the contradictory relations inherent in pastoral as a genre, first published in 1995.
Judith Haber, 2006
2
The Collected Works of J. Krishnamurti
Surely, it is self-contradiction. Do you understand? There is contradiction in our thinking, in our living, in our very being; and where there is contradiction, there must be effort — the effort to be or not to be this or that. Contradiction exists in little ...
Jiddu Krishnamurti, 1991
3
Nietzsche's Philosophy of Science: Reflecting Science on the ...
Nietzsche does indeed contradict himself, but I hold that what must be taken into account in this self-contradiction is the working of his stylistic concinnity as a style posed for the reader's response, a position that is completed only by the ...
Babette E. Babich, 1994
4
Hegel and the Problem of Multiplicity
45 And the law of non-contradiction is an a posteriori, subjective reflection — for self-contradiction is the essence of being, and the root of all self-movement. Life, for instance, means that which contains the force of self-contradiction within itself  ...
Andrew Haas, 2000
5
Living Christianly: Kierkegaard's Dialectic of Christian ...
In Philosophical Fragments Climacus describes the absolute paradox as being based upon a "self-contradiction," but this does not refer to a logical or formal contradiction. Rather, for Climacus it is the eternal's going against its own nature by ...
Sylvia Walsh, 2007
6
Kierkegaard on Faith and the Self: Collected Essays
Not only does Climacus defend the law of noncontradiction. He explicitly distinguishes between a formal, logical self-contradiction and the kind of contradiction which constitutes the paradox. In the course of his discussion of the incarnation, ...
C. Stephen Evans, 2006
7
Hamilton Versus Mill a Thorough Discussion of Each Chapter ...
It is not true that there are the slightest grounds for Mr. Mill's dissatisfaction with Hamilton's observation upon the impossibility of self—contradiction in our Coherent Thought. Mr. Mill admits the impossibility. He merely objects to Hamilton's ...
Thomas Collyns Symon, 1867
8
Reasoning Processes in Humans and Computers: Theory and ...
ings were that the didactic correction method was significantly (p < .00 1 ) more effective than the self-contradiction method, which, in turn, was significantly (p < . 01) more effective than the control group in inhibiting fallacious reasoning, ...
Morton Wagman, 2003
9
Thinking: Readings in Cognitive Science
Self-contradictions1 P. C. Wason The aim of this article is to say something about the conditions under which self-contradiction acts to correct faulty reasoning, and the conditions under which it fails to act in this way. Obviously, to contradict ...
Philip Nicholas Johnson-Laird, Peter Cathcart Wason, 1977
10
Bradley and the Problematic Status of Metaphysics: In Search ...
claim in any detail, let us pay some attention to the thesis that morality is a self- contradiction. The notion of contradiction is pervasive in Bradley's thought. It is present in the Principles of Logic as well as in Appearance and Reality, where such ...
Damian Ilodigwe, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-CONTRADICTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-contradiction is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bayonne councilman's confusion on vote postpones decision on …
And that's it," Gullace said, while appearing oblivious to his self-contradiction. In the ensuing confusion, the city clerk attempted to clarify to the councilman what ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
2
[Editorial] Self-contradiction
President Park Geun-hye issued a warning Tuesday against Cabinet members who she said were distracted from their jobs. The warning, made at the weekly ... «The Korea Herald, Jul 15»
3
Greek drama: A second chance to the Greek people
In a kind of self-contradiction the Greek Prime Minister asked the Greek people to vote against a proposal that his government had accepted in the belief that it ... «The Brussels Times, Jul 15»
4
Key faceoff in NHL fraud trial
Miskiewicz cornered Kenner in a self-contradiction regarding a series of line-of-credit loans that Kenner had controlled on behalf of his hockey clients — loans ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
5
6 Myths About Empowering Employees
This inherent self-contradiction dooms it. The first step always needs to be a commitment from the group that they want more authority and more decision-making ... «blogs.hbr.org, May 15»
6
New biography reveals Saul Bellow's hidden depths
He wanted to write as he thought and felt, freeing his self-contradiction. Maury was always a flashy dresser, at his peak the owner of 300 suits. He was tough ... «National Post, May 15»
7
Ted Cruz's “Bold Colors”
In 2013, at the annual Reagan Dinner, in Des Moines, Cruz posited that “we're facing a new paradigm in politics,” adding, without fear of self-contradiction, that ... «The New Yorker, Mar 15»
8
CNN Anchor Nails GOP Rep.: YouTube Wrong to Post ISIS Videos …
Despite that hardline stance on the materials, CNN anchor Carol Costello led the lawmaker into a trap of self-contradiction by getting him to agree that ISIS ... «Mediaite, Feb 15»
9
Mix-and-Match Politics Plague College Conversations
Unfortunately, there is one political standpoint, popular among college students, that is illegitimated by its self-contradiction. Enter the "social liberal but fiscal ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
10
ESPN's Domestic Abuse Tonight Panel Will Be 100% Dudes
This self-contradiction was encapsulated in the suspension of Bill Simmons for opining on what ESPN's own reporting had concluded about the NFL. In that spirit ... «Mediaite, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Self-Contradiction [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/self-contradiction>. Apr 2024 ».
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