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

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

But when I read it, I realized all the things I thought were my flaws — the digressing, the self-contradiction — in Bernhard that was the writing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2022

The video was another reminder that the roller coaster transition from the Obama to the post-Obama era has revealed an extraordinary complexity and self-contradiction at the heart of the contemporary black experience in America.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2019

The practical world was less harmonious, since the views of different parts of it were colored by differing interests; but the fact that science did not fall into self-contradiction was encouraging.

From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates