different between bipartisan vs contradictory

English

Etymology

From bi- +? partisan.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ba??p??(?)t.?.zæn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ba??p??t.?.s?n/

Adjective

bipartisan (not comparable)

1. relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties

Derived terms

• bipartisanship

Translations

French

Adjective

bipartisan (feminine singular bipartisane, masculine plural bipartisans, feminine plural bipartisanes)

1. bipartisan

Further reading

• “bipartisan” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English bipartisan.

Adjective

bipartisan (invariable)

1. bipartisan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin contradictorius, from Latin contradico.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nt???d?kt(?)?i/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /?k?nt???d?kt??i/
• Hyphenation: con?tra?dic?to?ry

Adjective

contradictory (comparative more contradictory, superlative most contradictory)

1. That contradicts something, such as an argument.
2. That is itself a contradiction.
3. That is diametrically opposed to something.
4. Mutually exclusive.
5. Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.

Synonyms

• opposite
• (mutually exclusive) incompatible

Derived terms

• contradictorily
• contradictoriness
• self-contradictory

Related terms

• contradict
• contradiction
• contradictorious

Translations

Noun

contradictory (plural contradictories)

1. (logic) Either of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.

Hyponyms

• negation

Translations

See also

• oxymoron
• paradox