self-contradiction

American  

[self-kon-truh-dik-shuhn, self-] / ˈsɛlfˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

1. an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.

2. a statement containing contradictory elements.

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Other Word Forms

• self-contradicting
  adjective
• self-contradictory
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of self-contradiction

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

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self-contradiction

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 also said the wide criticism of her country's satellite launch was "self-contradiction" as the U.S. and other countries have already launched "thousands of satellites."

From Reuters ● May 31, 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

Instead, as if abashed by the shadow Williams casts over him, too often he undermines his own inventions, withdrawing into excesses of explanation, banal writing and self-contradiction just when he ought to go for broke.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2019

The fact that the material foundation annuls itself and establishes for itself a realm in the clouds can only be explained from the heterogeneity and self-contradiction of the material foundation.

From Feuerbach: The roots of the socialist philosophy by Lewis, Austin