Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-contradiction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
self---con-tra-dic-tion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A statement that contains a contradiction, or a premise from which one could be derived.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English contradiction English self-contradiction From self- + contradiction.

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What does self-contradiction mean?
A statement that contains a contradiction, or a premise from which one could be derived.
Where does self-contradiction come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English contradiction English self-contradiction From self- + contradiction.

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