1. opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas (Freq. 7) • Hypernyms: opposition, oppositeness • Hyponyms: dialectic 2.(logic) a statement that is necessarily false (Freq. 1) - the statement 'he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction • Syn: contradiction in terms • Topics: logic • Hypernyms: falsehood, falsity, untruth • Hyponyms: antinomy, paradox 3. the speech act of contradicting someone - he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction • Derivationally related forms: contradict • Hypernyms: negation • Hyponyms: self-contradiction
