Self-contradiction

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A statement that contains a contradiction, or a premise from which one could be derived. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    contradicting yourself wordnet

Synonyms

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aberrancyaberrationabsurdityambiguityambivalenceantinomy

Etymology

From self- + contradiction.

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