Contradiction examples

Examples of a contradiction in terms include, "the gentle torturer," "the towering midget," or "a snowy summer's day." A person can also express a contradiction, like the person who professes atheism, yet goes to church every Sunday.

1. What is a contradiction in a sentence?
2. What is an example of contradicting yourself?
3. How do you use contradict in a sentence?
4. What is contradiction in simple words?

What is a contradiction in a sentence?

Contradictory: A contradictory sentence (or a contradiction) is a sentence which is necessarily false, because of the senses of the words in the sentence. EXAMPLES: Elephants are not animals.

What is an example of contradicting yourself?

: to say or do something that is opposite or very different in meaning to something else that one said or did earlier The witness contradicted herself when she insisted she could identify the thief even though she had said that the night was too foggy to see clearly.

How do you use contradict in a sentence?

Contradict sentence example

1. No one dared to contradict him, so he brought in anyone he knew. ...
2. You should not contradict what a previous referee has said. ...
3. His question was designed to contradict his wife. ...
4. The facts seem to contradict this view.

What is contradiction in simple words?

: the act of saying something that is opposite or very different in meaning to something else. : a difference or disagreement between two things which means that both cannot be true. See the full definition for contradiction in the English Language Learners Dictionary. contradiction. noun.