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contradictory

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

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contradicted

English

Verb

contradicted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of contradict

Adjective

contradicted (comparative more contradicted, superlative most contradicted)

  1. Disputed; questioned.
    Antonym: uncontradicted

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