CONTRADICTION

13 letters 18 Scrabble points /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/

Definition of CONTRADICTION

noun
  1. The act of contradicting.

    "His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting."

  2. A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that makes a claim that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.

    "There is a contradiction in Clarence Page's statement that a woman should have the right to choose and decide for herself whether to have an abortion, and at the same time she should not have that right."

  3. A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.

    "Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism."

Related words: ⇒⇐ oxymoron

Source: Wiktionary

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Letters C O N T R A D I C T I O N
Length 13 letters
Scrabble Score 18 points

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