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contradiction: the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"; (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"; opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

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disproof collapse: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

disavowal collapse: denial of any connection with or knowledge of

abrogation collapse: the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

paradox collapse: (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"

revocation collapse: the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done; "the revocation of a law"; the state of being cancelled or annulled

disclaimer collapse: (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something

disownment collapse: refusal to acknowledge as one's own

refutation collapse: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

abjuration collapse

undermining collapse

antinomy collapse: a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable

annulment collapse: (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)

contraindication collapse: (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

retraction collapse: the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"; a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

showdown collapse

demolition collapse: the act of demolishing

turndown collapse

renunciation collapse: the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.); an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

nullification collapse: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something; the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress

errancy collapse: fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err; (Christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with papal infallibility; "he denies the errancy of the Catholic Church"

passing by collapse

recantation collapse

crossing collapse: traveling across; a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean); a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other; a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect

scouting collapse: exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous"

contradistinction collapse: a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"

unanimously collapse: of one mind; without dissent; "the Senate unanimously approved the bill"; "we voted unanimously"

repudiation collapse: the exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful"; refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities); "the repudiation of the debt by the city"; rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"

oxymoron collapse: conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')

cross purposes collapse

perversity collapse: deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"

all together collapse: used of a group whose members acted or were acted upon collectively and when `all' and `together' can be separated by other words; "they were herded all together"; "they were all herded together"; "the books lay all together in a heap"; "the books all lay together..."; all at the same time; "Let's say `Yes!' all at once"

nonacceptance collapse: the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm"

as one collapse

asymmetry collapse: (mathematics) a lack of symmetry

concurrently collapse: overlapping in duration; "concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held"; "going to school and holding a job at the same time"

backlash collapse: an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"

misinterpretation collapse: putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"

inconsistency collapse: the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts

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