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self-contradiction

[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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Self-contradiction has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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self-contradiction

noun
contradicting yourself 
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