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The correct spelling is contradiction.
How to pronounce contradiction
noun
IPA: /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/
Say it like: Con-tra-dic-sho-n
The correct spelling is contradiction. The act of contradicting. For example: "His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting."
Usage Examples
“His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.”
“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.”
“Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The act of contradicting.
- 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.
- 3.A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
- 4.A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.
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