contradiction
noun/ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃən/
Frequency rank: #8,094 most common English word
Meaning
a situation in which two statements or ideas cannot both be true at the same time.
Example sentence
There is clear contradiction between what he said yesterday and what he is saying now.
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