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motsägelse meaning in English

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motsägelse [~n ~r] substantiv
{c}

contradiction [contradictions](act of contradicting)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩]

gainsaying(contradiction)
noun
[UK: ˌɡeɪn.ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˌɡeɪn.ˈseɪ.ɪŋ]

motsägelsebevis substantiv
{n}

proof by contradiction(proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation)
noun

motsägelsefri [~tt ~a] adjektiv

uniform(consistent)
adjective
[UK: ˈjuː.nɪ.fɔːm] [US: ˈjuː.nə.ˌfɔːrm]

motsägelsefullhet [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

contradictoriness(state or quality of being contradictory)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktərɪnəs ] [US: ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktərɪnəs ]

motsägelsefullt adverb

contradictorily(in a contradictory manner)
adverb
[UK: contradicto.ri.li] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.rə.li]

självmotsägelse [~n ~r] substantiv

contradiction in terms(expression in which components contradict one another)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩ ɪn tɜːmz] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩ ɪn ˈtɝːmz]

oxymoron [oxymorons](figure of speech)
noun
[UK: ˌɒk.sɪ.ˈmɔː.rɒn] [US: aksi.ˈmɔːran]

självmotsägelse [~n ~r] substantiv
{c}

contradiction [contradictions](statement that contradicts itself)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩]