self-contradiction

[ self-kon-truh-dik-shuhn, self- ]

noun

1. an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
2. a statement containing contradictory elements.

Other Words From

• self-contra·dicting adjective
• self-contra·dicto·ry adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-contradiction¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

To ordain sin would be a self-contradiction of the idea of God; He but creates the being that in turn creates sin.

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To talk about knowing the external world through ideas which are merely within us is to talk of an inherent self-contradiction.

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For that there is self-contradiction in such words is undeniable.

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Here again our blind guides involve us in an absolute self-contradiction.

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This self-contradiction however only points to a higher fixed reality with which a true and superior morality is alone concerned.

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