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self-contradicting

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

self-con·tra·dic·tion

[self-kon-truh-dik-shuhn, self-]
noun
1.
an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
2.
a statement containing contradictory elements.

Origin:
1650–60

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