Contradiction | Mean of contradiction in English Dictionary

/ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃən/

• Noun
• the act of saying something that is opposite or very different in meaning to something else
1. No one was surprised by the defendant's contradiction of the plaintiff's accusations.
2. Her rebuttal contained many contradictions to my arguments.
3. I think I can say without fear of contradiction [=I can say with absolute certainty] that this year has been very successful for our company.
• a difference or disagreement between two things which means that both cannot be true
1. There have been some contradictions in his statements.
2. There is a contradiction between what he said yesterday and what he said today.
3. Her statements are mired in contradiction.
4. What he said yesterday is in direct contradiction to what he said today.
• a phrase that contains words which have very different or opposite meanings
1. I think “working vacation” is a contradiction in terms.