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contradiction in terms en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A phrase or expression in which the component words contradict one another, often unintentionally, or are claimed to do so when seen from a particular point of view.
   • "A miniature giant" is a contradiction in terms.

Forms

Hypernyms

contradiction

Synonyms

oxymoron · contradictio in terminis

Translations (25)

nl contradictie (expression in which components contradict one another) · pt contradição em termos (expression in which components contradict one another) · ru логи́ческая несообра́зность (expression in which components contradict one another) · sv självmotsägelse (expression in which components contradict one another) · ro contradicție (frazeologică) (expression in which components contradict one another) · hu fából vaskarika (expression in which components contradict one another) · la contradictiō in terminīs (expression in which components contradict one another) · eo oksimoro (expression in which components contradict one another) · cmn 自相矛盾的說法 /自相矛盾的说法 (expression in which components contradict one another) · cs protimluv (expression in which components contradict one another) · de Widerspruch in sich (expression in which components contradict one another) · es contradicción en los términos (expression in which components contradict one another) · pl oksymoron (expression in which components contradict one another) · it contraddizione (expression in which components contradict one another) · fi mahdottomuus (expression in which components contradict one another) · ru противоре́чие (expression in which components contradict one another) · la contradictiō in adjectō (expression in which components contradict one another) · fi sanonnan ristiriitaisuus (expression in which components contradict one another) · hu önellentmondás (expression in which components contradict one another) · is augljós mótsögn í hugtökum (expression in which components contradict one another) · fi mahdoton ajatus (expression in which components contradict one another) · nl tegenspraak (expression in which components contradict one another) · da selvmodsigelse (expression in which components contradict one another) · it ossimoro (expression in which components contradict one another) · fr contradiction (expression in which components contradict one another)