self-contradiction

[ self-kon-truh-dik-shuhn, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlfˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.

a statement containing contradictory elements.

Origin of self-contradiction

First recorded in 1650–60

OTHER WORDS FROM self-contradiction

self-con·tra·dict·ing, adjectiveself-con·tra·dic·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby self-contradiction

self-consistent, self-contained, self-containment, self-contemplation, self-content, self-contradiction, self-control, self-correcting, self-critical, self-criticism, self-curing resin

Example sentences from the Web for self-contradiction

"Polarity" Graetz calls the self-contradiction which runs through our history.
The Grandchildren of the Ghetto|Israel Zangwill
This self-contradiction however only points to a higher fixed reality with which a true and superior morality is alone concerned.
Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey
He only argues that Malthus's concessions are made at the cost of self-contradiction.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3)|Leslie Stephen
To suppose the will of society opposing the course of Evolution is to suppose a self-contradiction.
A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution|C. M. Williams

What self-contradiction is it for a man in prayer to aggravate sin, and when he is reproved for it, to justify or excuse it!
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter

单词	self-contradiction
释义	self-contradiction [ self-kon-truh-dik-shuhn, self- ] / ˈsɛlfˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃən, ˌsɛlf- / noun an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself. a statement containing contradictory elements. Origin of self-contradiction First recorded in 1650–60 OTHER WORDS FROM self-contradiction self-con·tra·dict·ing, adjectiveself-con·tra·dic·to·ry, adjective Words nearby self-contradiction self-consistent, self-contained, self-containment, self-contemplation, self-content, self-contradiction, self-control, self-correcting, self-critical, self-criticism, self-curing resin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-contradiction "Polarity" Graetz calls the self-contradiction which runs through our history. The Grandchildren of the Ghetto\|Israel Zangwill This self-contradiction however only points to a higher fixed reality with which a true and superior morality is alone concerned. Human Nature and Conduct\|John Dewey He only argues that Malthus's concessions are made at the cost of self-contradiction. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3)\|Leslie Stephen To suppose the will of society opposing the course of Evolution is to suppose a self-contradiction. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution\|C. M. Williams What self-contradiction is it for a man in prayer to aggravate sin, and when he is reproved for it, to justify or excuse it! A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)\|Richard Baxter
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