self-contradiction
[ self-kon-truh-dik-shuhn, self- ]
noun
an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
a statement containing contradictory elements.
Origin of self-contradiction
1First recorded in 1650–60
Other words from self-contradiction
- self-con·tra·dict·ing, adjective
- self-con·tra·dic·to·ry, adjective
Words Nearby self-contradiction
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How to use self-contradiction in a sentence
To ordain sin would be a self-contradiction of the idea of God; He but creates the being that in turn creates sin.
Hugh Miller | William Keith LeaskTo talk about knowing the external world through ideas which are merely within us is to talk of an inherent self-contradiction.
Essays in Experimental Logic | John DeweyFor that there is self-contradiction in such words is undeniable.
Here again our blind guides involve us in an absolute self-contradiction.
The Story of the Earth and Man | J. W. DawsonThis self-contradiction however only points to a higher fixed reality with which a true and superior morality is alone concerned.
Human Nature and Conduct | John Dewey
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