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Another word for contradiction

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Noun

  1. The condition of being in conflict

    See also:

    support

  2. A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or charge

    See also:

    affirm

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Another word for contradiction

Noun

  1. Denial

    See also:

    disagreement

  2. Discrepancy

    See also:

    opposite

    inconsistency

    difference

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Sentence Examples

  • The contradiction confused her.

  • This was in direct contradiction with the instructions Napoleon had given him on the 28th of March in view of this very emergency.

  • There was no contradiction offered.

  • There need be no contradiction between idealism and a reasonable pragmatism.

  • "The doctor says that he is not in danger," said the countess, but as she spoke she raised her eyes with a sigh, and her gesture conveyed a contradiction of her words.

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