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self-con·tra·dic·tion
 self-contradiction
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- pronunciation:
- self
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an act or instance of contradicting oneself.
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| definition 2: |
a statement, idea, or action that contains contradictory elements.
Going deeply into debt to buy symbols of wealth is a self-contradiction. |
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| derivations: |
self-contradicting (adj.), self-contradictory (adj.) |
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