SELF-CONTRADICTORY

Meaning of SELF-CONTRADICTORY in English

If you say or write something that is self-contradictory , you make two statements which cannot both be true.

He is notorious for making unexpected, often self-contradictory, comments.

ADJ

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

SELF-CONTRADICTORY — adjective Date: 1657 consisting of two contradictory members or parts
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ adjective : consisting of two members or parts one of which contradicts the other to be and not to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — (a.) Contradicting one's self or itself.
Английский словарь Webster
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — ( a. ) Contradicting one's self or itself.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — adjective Date: 1657 : consisting of two contradictory members or parts
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — adj contradicting one's self or itself.
Webster English vocab
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — Pronunciation: - ' dik-t( ə -)r ē Function: adjective Date: 1657 : consisting of two contradictory members or parts
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — [self-con.tra.dic.to.ry] adj (1657): consisting of two contradictory members or parts
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — self-contradictory BrE AmE ˌself ˌkɒntr ə ˈdɪkt ə r‿i AmE \ -ˌkɑːntr-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — adjective containing two ideas or statements that cannot both be true ► ˌself-contra·ˈdic·tion noun [ U ]
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — ˌself-contraˈdictory BrE AmE adjective containing two opposite statements or ideas that cannot both be true
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — If you say or write something that is ~, you make two statements which cannot both be true. He is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In the last analysis, it is illogical because it is self-contradictory . ▪ It sounds …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — Synonyms and related words : aberrant, abnormal, abroad, absonant, absurd, adrift, all abroad, all off, all wrong, ambiguous, ambivalent, amiss, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — мат. внутренне противоречивый - self-contradictory statement - self-contradictory system содержащий внутреннее противоречие, противоречивый противоречащий самому себе
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — a 1> содержащий внутреннее противоречие, противоречивый 2> противоречащий самому себе
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — матем. внутренне противоречивый - self-contradictory statement - self-contradictory system
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SELF CONTRADICTORY — (r) противоречащий самому себе; содержащий внутреннее противоречие
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SELF CONTRADICTORY — (n) содержащий внутреннее противоречие
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SELF CONTRADICTORY — (a) противоречивый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — a 1) содержащий внутреннее противоречие, противоречивый 2) противоречащий самому себе
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — a 1> содержащий внутреннее противоречие, противоречивый 2> противоречащий самому себе
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — внутренне противоречивый, содержащий внутреннее противоречие
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
SELF-CONTRADICTORY — мат. внутренне противоречивый - self-contradictory statement - self-contradictory system содержащий внутреннее противоречие, противоречивый противоречащий самому себе
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTRADICTORY — I. noun (plural -ries) Date: 14th century a proposition so related to another that if either of the two is …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELF — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self …
Английский словарь Британика
SELF — I. ˈself, ˈseu̇f, South often ˈse(ə)f pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self, seolf, sylf; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTRADICTORY — I. ˌkän.trəˈdiktərē, -k.trē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin contradictorius, adjective 1. a. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self-, seolf-, sylf-, from self, seolf, sylf, pron. & adjective 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTRADICTORY — (n.) propositions with the same terms, but opposed to each other both in quality and quantity.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRADICTORY — (n.) A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another; contrariety.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRADICTORY — (a.) Opposing or opposed; repugnant.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRADICTORY — (a.) Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRADICTORY — ( n. ) propositions with the same terms, but opposed to each other both in quality and quantity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRADICTORY — ( n. ) A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another; contrariety.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRADICTORY — ( a. ) Opposing or opposed; repugnant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRADICTORY — ( a. ) Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF- — a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings "of the self" ( self-analysis ) and "by oneself …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — /self/ , n. , pl. selves , adj., pron., pl. selves , v. n. 1. a person or thing referred …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRADICTORY — — contradictorily , adv. — contradictoriness , n. /kon'treuh dik"teuh ree/ , adj., n., pl. contradictories . adj. 1. asserting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRADICTORY — adj. opposing; inconsistent
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SELF — I. ˈself, Southern also ˈsef pronoun Etymology: Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTRADICTORY — I. ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-t(ə-)rē noun ( plural -ries ) Date: 14th century : a proposition so related to another that if either …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF- — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from self 1. a. : oneself or itself self- supporting b. : of oneself …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF — noun personification; embodiment. 2. self ·adj same; particular; very; identical. 3. self ·noun hence, personal interest, or love of private …
Webster English vocab
CONTRADICTORY — adj opposing or opposed; repugnant. 2. contradictory ·noun a proposition or thing which denies or opposes another; contrariety. 3. contradictory …
Webster English vocab
CONTRADICTORY — ■ adjective mutually opposed or inconsistent. ↘containing inconsistent elements. ↘ Logic (of two propositions) so related that one and only …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CONTRADICTORY — [con.tra.dic.to.ry] n, pl -ries (14c): a proposition so related to another that if either of the two is true the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SELF — the I as experienced by an individual. In modern psychology the notion of the self has replaced earlier conceptions of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SELF — / self; NAmE / noun ( pl. selves / selvz; NAmE /) 1. [ C , usually sing. ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTRADICTORY — / ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri; NAmE ˌkɑːn-/ adjective containing or showing a contradiction SYN conflicting : We are faced with two apparently contradictory …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — self S2 W3 /self/ BrE AmE noun ( plural selves /selvz/) [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable usually …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTRADICTORY — con ‧ tra ‧ dic ‧ to ‧ ry AC /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt ə ri◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF — n. & adj. n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1. a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CONTRADICTORY — If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory , they state or imply that opposite things are true. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be a shadow/ghost of your former self (= be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTRADICTORY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB apparently ▪ Explanations for these apparently contradictory tendencies will not be found by taking …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTRADICTORY — [adjective]I've been given contradictory advice - someone told me to keep it warm and someone else told me to put …
Cambridge English vocab
SELF — n. Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self esteem self fertilization self heal …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SELF — Synonyms and related words : I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, anima, anima humana, atman, ba, better self, breath, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONTRADICTORY — Synonyms and related words : abjuratory, abnegative, absonant, adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, alien, ambiguous, ambivalent, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antipodal, antipode, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF — n. self abandoned self abnegating self abnegation self absorbed self abuse self accusation self admiration self asserting self assertive self …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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