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Meanings of contradiction in English
Usage of contradiction in English
1
A similar contradiction is often shown in the employment of the troops.
2
Runcorn relaxing with a good book was almost a contradiction in ideas.
3
This change in tone describes a contradiction in Miliband's bid for power.
4
It's a contradiction in terms; the flat is the negation of motherhood.
5
In the moral error there is a contradiction within, an intestine quarrel.
6
Perhaps, but if he is right, it would be a wonderful contradiction.
7
This move was in contradiction to all his statements of public support.
8
Well I don't think the contradiction needs to be resolved at all.
9
So a proprietary, closed, secret operating system is a contradiction in terms.
10
There is no contradiction between her political drive and her personal appeal.
11
Here's the contradiction: Johnny Depp seems straightforward but you know he's complex.
12
Yet Xi's western gambit is arguably bound up in a basic contradiction.
13
It is a bit confusing trying to explain this contradiction to patients.
14
It is empowerment that continues to drive his work ethic and contradiction.
15
This was called the doctrine of Consubstantiation, in contradiction to the former.
16
He chuckled at the contradiction of her decisive tone and uncertain words.
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Contradiction through the time
Contradiction across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common