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Contradiction in terms Moderate

Origin: Latin prefix contra-

Contradiction in terms has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(logic) a statement that is necessarily false

"the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"

2

A phrase or expression in which the component words contradict one another, often unintentionally, or are claimed to do so when seen from a particular point of view.

See Also
contradictio in terminis contradictions in terms phrase countersense expression oxymoron
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
falsehood
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
antinomy paradox
Rhyming Words
rms arms harms farms warms berms germs worms herms norms perms terms firms dorms forms charms tharms alarms smarms swarms
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