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contradictoriness

/ˌkɒn.trəˌdɪk.tər.i.nəs/

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noun

/ˌkɒn.trəˌdɪk.tər.i.nəs/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее качество или состояние противоречивости, в частности отношение, которое существует, когда противоположности не могут сосуществовать.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being contradictory, specifically the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist.

uncountable

  1. State of being contradictoryC2formal

    The quality or state of containing or expressing opposing statements, ideas, or qualities that cannot both be true or coexist.

    ruПротиворечивость

    • The contradictoriness of his statements made it impossible to trust him.
    • Philosophers have long debated the contradictoriness of free will and determinism.
    • The report was criticized for its internal contradictoriness.

    Synonymsconflictcontradictioncontrarietydiscrepancyincompatibilityincongruityinconsistencyopposition

    Antonymscoherencecompatibilityconsistency

Forms
  • contradictorinesses plural form
  • contradictorinesses' possessive plural form
  • contradictoriness's possessive singular form