contradiction · noun
Sens et exemples
Une différence entre des propos ou des actes qui les rend incompatibles entre eux.
There is a clear contradiction between the company's environmental promises and its decision to increase unnecessary packaging.
She noticed several contradictions in the witness's account and asked for the relevant dates to be checked.
The apparent contradiction disappeared once we realised that the two reports covered different periods.
His insistence on equal treatment sat in uncomfortable contradiction to the privileges he reserved for his friends.
Formes
- contradiction singular
- contradictions plural