contradiction

/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən/ noun

Definition

DIFFERENCE [C] › a big difference between two things that are said or written about the same subject, or between what someone says and what they do: There is a clear contradiction between what she says and what she does.

WRONG [U] › when you say that what someone has just said is wrong

(Definition of contradiction noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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