contradiction in terms
1contradiction in terms — ► contradiction in terms a statement or group of words associating incompatible objects or ideas. Main Entry: ↑contradiction …
2contradiction of terms — index non sequitur Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3contradiction in terms — noun (logic) a statement that is necessarily false the statement he is brave and he is not brave is a contradiction • Syn: ↑contradiction • Topics: ↑logic • Hypernyms: ↑falsehood, ↑ …
4contradiction in terms — noun A phrase or expression in which the component words contradict one another, often unintentionally, or are claimed to do so when seen from a particular point of view. A miniature giant is a contradiction in terms. Syn: contradiction, oxymoron …
5contradiction in terms — a statement or group of words associating incompatible objects or ideas. → contradiction …
6contradiction in terms — opposition, oxymoron, two things that are directly opposed to one another …
7contradiction in terms — A phrase of which the parts are expressly inconsistent, as e.g., an innocent murder ; a fee simple for life …
8contradiction in terms — A phrase of which the parts are expressly inconsistent, as e.g., an innocent murder ; a fee simple for life …
9contradiction in terms — An expression which contradicts itself …
10(a) contradiction in terms — a contradiction in terms phrase a statement consisting of words that mean opposite things ‘Fair taxes’, a contradiction in terms if ever there was one. Thesaurus: statements and announcementshyponym Main entry: contradiction * * * a… …