self-contradiction

• Sustantivo que denota una afirmación, acción o situación que contiene elementos lógicamente incompatibles o que se contradicen entre sí.

A noun referring to a statement, action, or situation that contains elements that are logically inconsistent or opposed to each other.

1. Contradicting oneselfB2formal

   A statement or situation in which a person says or does something that conflicts with what they previously said or did.

   contradicción de uno mismo

   • His speech was a self-contradiction, as he argued for freedom while supporting censorship.
   • She realized her argument was a self-contradiction when she claimed to love animals but wore fur.
   • The politician's position on taxes was a clear self-contradiction.

   Sinónimoscontradictionincongruityinconsistencyparadox