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self-contradictory en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English contradictory English self-contradictory From self- + contradictory.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Containing multiple claims or ideas that are inherently in disagreement; of something or someone that contradicts itself.
   • The statement “We agree to disagree on everything” is self-contradictory.

Antonyms

self-consistent

Relateds

self-contradict · self-contradiction · liar paradox · oxymoron

Translations (14)

nb selvmotsigende (statements that contradict themselves) · fr qui se contredit (statements that contradict themselves) · ja 自己矛盾した (statements that contradict themselves) · pl wewnętrznie sprzeczny (statements that contradict themselves) · de selbstwidersprüchlich (statements that contradict themselves) · hu önellentmondó (statements that contradict themselves) · fr contradictoire (statements that contradict themselves) · sv självmotsägande (statements that contradict themselves) · fi sisäisesti ristiriitainen (statements that contradict themselves) · ja 自己撞着の (statements that contradict themselves) · cmn 自相矛盾 (statements that contradict themselves) · ro autocontradictoriu (statements that contradict themselves) · bg вътрешно противоречив (statements that contradict themselves) · de in sich selbst widersprüchlich (statements that contradict themselves)