self-contradiction
[ self-kon-truh-dik-shuhn, self- ]
noun
an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
a statement containing contradictory elements.
Origin of self-contradiction
1First recorded in 1650–60
Other words from self-contradiction
- self-con·tra·dict·ing, adjective
- self-con·tra·dic·to·ry, adjective
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How to use self-contradiction in a sentence
But to wave this discourse of Heathens, how many self-contradicting principles are there held among Christians?
His was a self-contradicting countenance, the duke reflected, as he took him in with a somewhat long look.
T. Tembarom | Frances Hodgson BurnettShall we abandon it to these far-fetched, uncertain, and self-contradicting heresies?
Egmont | Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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