contradiction

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in Vietnamese Trái lập, mâu thuẫn

BrE /kənˈtrædɪkʃən/ AmE /kənˈtrædɪkʃən/

noun en → vi

1 OPPOSITION [singular] B1

Trái lập, mâu thuẫn

a statement or idea that disagrees with another one, especially in a way that seems wrong or impossible to believe

  • a contradiction between A and B

Collocations contradiction in terms · contradiction with sth

  • There is a clear contradiction between what he says and what he does.

    Có sự mâu thuẫn rõ ràng giữa những gì anh ấy nói và những gì anh ấy làm.

2 STATEMENT [singular] B1

Trái lập, mâu thuẫn

a statement that disagrees with another one, especially in a way that seems wrong or impossible to believe

  • contradict sth

Collocations contradiction of facts · contradiction of evidence

  • His statement contradicts the evidence.

    Câu nói của ông ấy mâu thuẫn với bằng chứng.

1 ACTION [singular] B2

Hành động trái lập, mâu thuẫn

the act of saying or doing something that disagrees with another statement or action, especially in a way that seems wrong or impossible to believe

  • contradict sth

Collocations act of contradiction · action of contradiction

  • His actions were a clear contradiction to his words.

    Hành động của ông ấy là sự mâu thuẫn rõ ràng với những gì ông ấy nói.

2 LOGIC [singular] C1

Trái lập logic, mâu thuẫn logic

a situation in which two or more statements, ideas, etc. cannot both be true and correct at the same time

  • contradiction between A and B

Collocations logical contradiction · philosophical contradiction

  • There is a logical contradiction in your argument.

    Có sự mâu thuẫn logic trong lập luận của bạn.