American English pronunciation

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IPA transcription: [,kɑntɹə'dɪktɚi]

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Noun

  • two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time

Adjective

  • in disagreement; ; - John Morley

    “the figures are at odds with our findings”

    “contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness”

  • unable to be both true at the same time

  • of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false

    “`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms”

  • that confounds or contradicts or confuses