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self-contradiction
noun[ C or U ]
formal(alsoself contradiction)uk /ˌself.kɒn.trəˈdɪk.ʃən/ us /ˌself.kɑːn.trəˈdɪk.ʃən/
a statement or action that expresses one thing that is the opposite of another thing that you already said, or the act of making statements or performing actions like this:
He claimed that their arguments were naive and full of self-contradictions.
Buying a product in order to demonstrate your concern for the environment is an act of self contradiction.
She was often guilty of self-contradiction when arguing on this topic.
His work is full of self-contradiction.
Few readers would miss such an obvious self contradiction.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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dispute
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make (a) nonsense of somethingidiom
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