Self-contradictory

Definitions: Self-contradictory

Self-contradictory

Adjective

1. Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking".

2. In disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley.

Synonyms within Context: Self-contradictory

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Absurdity	Adjective: absurd, nonsensical, preposterous, egregious, senseless, inconsistent, ridiculous, extravagant, quibbling; self-annulling, self-contradictory; macaronic, punning.
Impossibility	Impracticable unachievable; unfeasible, infeasible; insuperable; unsurmountable, insurmountable; unattainable, unobtainable; out of reach, out of the question; not to be had, not to be thought of; beyond control; desperate; (hopeless); incompatible; inaccessible, uncomeatable, impassable, impervious, innavigable, inextricable; self-contradictory.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Usage Frequency: Self-contradictory

"Self-contradictory" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Self-contradictory" is used about 26 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Modern Translations: Self-contradictory

Language		Translations for "self-contradictory"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		противоречив (ambivalent, conflicting, contradictious, contradictory, contrary, discrepant, warring). (various references)

Chinese		自相矛盾. (various references)

German		selbst widersprechend, widersprüchlich (conflicting, contradictorily, contradictory, inconsistent, inconsistently, paradoxical). (various references)

Italian		contraddittorio (agreed, conflicting, contradictory, cross examination). (various references)

Korean		자가 당착. (various references)

Pig Latin		elf-contradictorysay

Spanish		contradictorio (agreed, conflicting, contradictious, contradictory). (various references)

Swedish		motstridande, motsägande (conflicting, contradictious, contradictory, discrepant, inconsistent). (various references)

Turkish		kendisiyle çatışan. (various references)

Ukranian		суперечливий (antinomic, antinomical, conflicting, contradictious, contradictory, discrepant, dissonant, irreconcilable, repugnant, warring). (various references)

Vietnamese		tự mâu thuẫn (antinomic, antinomical). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Self-contradictory

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-e-f-i-l-n-o-o-r-r-s-t-t-y"
	-4 letters: contradictors, contradictory, decorticators.
	-5 letters: confiscatory, consecratory, contradictor, coordinately, correctional, correlations, decorticator, deflorations, recordations, retroactions.
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