self-contradiction
Americannoun
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an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
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a statement containing contradictory elements.
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Origin of self-contradiction
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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There are some forms of self-contradiction that threaten the reputation of legal theories and the judges who wield them.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024
In her statement, Kim Yo Jong said the criticisms of the launch were "self-contradiction" as the U.S. and other countries have already launched "thousands of satellites."
From Reuters • Jun. 1, 2023
He may also be the most quintessentially Californian, embodying an admixture of contemplation, activism and self-contradiction at the heart of a nation-state with a population bigger than Canada’s.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2020
A symptom of that problem is frequent and inexplicable self-contradiction, which may happen often enough in life but muddies the logic of a shortish play.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2018
An authority without the means of enforcing itself is a self-contradiction.
From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.
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