- contradiction; inconsistency
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- contradiction; inconsistency
Used to indicate a situation where two or more statements, beliefs, or propositions are in opposition to each other, making it impossible for all of them to be true at the same time.
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For example, if a chain-smoking teacher cautions a pupil for smoking, that warning is self-contradictory.
It is that Emmet's theory is compatible with previous theories in physics that is of most significance.
Love is a great contradiction. You cannot live without it but at the same time you will be hurt by it.
Wanting to improve your expressiveness, but not wanting to express it is a contradiction from the beginning.
There are two contradicting emotions within the human heart. Needless to say, there isn't a person who doesn't feel empathy towards other's misfortunes. However, when you see a person finally able to overcome their misfortunes it is possible to feel a sense of dissatisfaction. To exaggerate a little, it leaves you with a sense that you want to see that person fall into the same misfortune again. Before you know it you unwillingly harbour a sense of hostility towards them.
I find it contradictory that the same sentence, when used by a native speaker, is automatically OK, but not when used by a non-native speaker.