contradiction

contradiction in terms

A phrase or expression that causes confusion because it contains words or ideas that contradict each other; an oxymoron. Jumbo shrimp is such a contradiction in terms.

See also: contradiction, term

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

contradiction in terms

a statement containing a seeming contradiction. A wealthy pauper is a contradiction in terms. A straight-talking politician may seem to be a contradiction in terms.

See also: contradiction, term

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

contradiction in terms

A statement that seems to contradict itself, with one part of it denying another. For example, I've always believed that "a poor millionaire" was a contradiction in terms. [Late 1700s]

See also: contradiction, term

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

contradiction in terms

a statement or group of words associating objects or ideas which are incompatible.

1994 Toronto Life Veggie burger?— a contradiction in terms I had no wish to argue with: vegetables are fine and necessary, but in their place.

See also: contradiction, term

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

a contraˌdiction in ˈterms

a statement or description containing two words or phrases that contradict each other’s meaning: They call their project ‘a peace offensive’, which seems to me a contradiction in terms.

See also: contradiction, term

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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a penny for them
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References in periodicals archive

The Chief Justice also lamented that such glaring contradictions floating on the face of record had not been looked in to and considered by lower court as well as high court.

SC upholds acquittal of Aasia Bibi

To consolidate its achievements, President Xi gave the third contradiction. He defined it as 'unbalanced and inadequate development and the people's ever-growing need for a better life'.

Pakistan should target to become moderately developed country

Mao next follows Lenin in suggesting that contradiction is universal:

Mao's On Contradiction, Mao-Hegel/Mao-Deleuze

The second book, published a few years ago and briefly noted in JAPE at that time, is an excellent companion, describing the multiple, interacting contradictions in the economic system that generate recurrent class conflicts, systemic instability and economic, environmental and social crises.

CAPITAL AND CONTRADICTIONS: No equilibrium anywhere in sight..

Blatant contradiction puts the responsibility on the shoulders of the listener.

Trump, truth and the power of contradiction

More recently, in the 20th century, the intuitionists went further and came to regard proof by contradiction as an invalid method of reasoning.

On the analysis of indirect proofs: contradiction and contraposition

Instead, I propose an alternative notion of contradiction in relation to the deployment of calculative practices in carbon governance.

Contradiction, intervention, and urban low carbon transitions

Social Change in Contemporary China and the Theory of Social Contradictions: The Social Class and Interest Group Analysis in Contemporary China, 2nd Edition

The proof follows by contradiction and it is split into three cases.

On probe 2-clique graphs and probe diamond-free graphs

If y were adjacent to [w.sub.1], then either {[w.sub.1], v, x, y} would induce [H.sub.3] or {[w.sub.1], u, x, y} would induce [H.sub.2] in G, a contradiction. So, in particular, [w.sub.2] is different from y and, by symmetry, nonadjacent to it.

On probe 2-clique graphs and probe diamond-free graphs

hack 'four hack 'four 1, X, Ed Sheeran 2 BLUE SMOKE - THE BEST OF, Dolly Parton 3 IN THE LONELY HOUR, Sam Smith 4 GHOST STORIES, Coldplay 5 WANTED ON VOYAGE, George Ezra, right 6 A PERFECT CONTRADICTION, Paloma Faith 7 HALCYON, Ellie Goulding 8 CAUSTIC LOVE, Paolo Nutini 9 ERIC CLAPTON & FRIENDS - THE BREEZE, Eric Clapton 10 LONG ROAD HOME, Charlie Simpson (Chart from www.officialcharts.com) 1, X, Ed Sheeran 2 BLUE SMOKE - THE BEST OF, Dolly Parton 3 IN THE LONELY HOUR, Sam Smith 4 GHOST STORIES, Coldplay 5 WANTED ON VOYAGE, George Ezra, right 6 A PERFECT CONTRADICTION, Paloma Faith 7 HALCYON, Ellie Goulding 8 CAUSTIC LOVE, Paolo Nutini 9 ERIC CLAPTON & FRIENDS - THE BREEZE, Eric Clapton 10 LONG ROAD HOME, Charlie Simpson (Chart from www.officialcharts.com)

TOP 10 ALBUMS

This week's biggest-selling singles and albums SINGLES 1 (2) Ella Henderson Ghost 2 (-) Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill Gecko (Overdrive) 3 (3) George Ezra Budapest 4 (5) Ed Sheeran Sing 5 (-) Example One More Day (Stay With Me) 6 (4) Tiesto Wasted 7 (1) 5 Seconds of Summer Don't Stop 8 (6) Sam Smith Stay With Me 9 (8) John Legend All of Me 10 (14) Coldplay A Sky Full of Stars ALBUMS 1 (10) Ed Sheeran X 2 (3) Paolo Nutini Caustic Love 3 (1) Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence 4 (5) Dolly Parton Blue Smoke - Best of 5 (2) Kasabian 48:13 6 (7) Sam Smith In The Lonely Hour 7 (6) Coldplay Ghost Stories 8 (8) Paloma Faith A Perfect Contradiction 8A Perfect Contradiction 9 (-) Mastodon Once More 'Round The Sun 10 (4) Linkin Park The Hunting Party More Scottish showbiz at dailyrecord.co.uk

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feel 1 PAOLO NUTINI - Caustic Love 2 DAMON ALBARN - Everyday Robots 3 IMELDA MAY - Tribal 4 PALOMA FAITH - A Perfect Contradiction 5 EMBRACE - Embrace 6 PIXIES - Indie Cindy 7 JOHN LEGEND - Love In The Future 8 KAISER CHIEFS - Education Education Education & War 9 VAMPS - Meet The Vamps 10 ELBOW - The Take Off And Landing Of Everything feel 1 PAOLO NUTINI - Caustic Love 2 DAMON ALBARN - Everyday Robots 3 IMELDA MAY - Tribal 4 PALOMA FAITH - A Perfect Contradiction 5 EMBRACE - Embrace 6 PIXIES - Indie Cindy 7 JOHN LEGEND - Love In The Future 8 KAISER CHIEFS - Education Education Education & War 9 VAMPS - Meet The Vamps 10 ELBOW - The Take Off And Landing Of Everything

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Another contradiction regards his relationship with President Abdullah GE-l.

The contradictions about Erdoy-an

While my aim is not to claim that Brecht depends on Chinese thought to formulate his theoretical statements about theatre, I attempt to demonstrate that certain Daoist ideas were central to Brecht's very concept of contradiction. Furthermore, I suggest that Brecht's notion of "dialectic" acquires a full meaning and function in Brecht's combination, appropriation, interpretation and use of the Daoist and Marxist concepts of dialectics from his own perspective.

The appropriation of Daoist and Marxist concepts of dialectics in Brecht's theatre

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释义	contradiction contradiction in terms A phrase or expression that causes confusion because it contains words or ideas that contradict each other; an oxymoron. Jumbo shrimp is such a contradiction in terms. See also: contradiction, term Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. contradiction in terms a statement containing a seeming contradiction. A wealthy pauper is a contradiction in terms. A straight-talking politician may seem to be a contradiction in terms. See also: contradiction, term McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. contradiction in terms A statement that seems to contradict itself, with one part of it denying another. For example, I've always believed that "a poor millionaire" was a contradiction in terms. [Late 1700s] See also: contradiction, term The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. contradiction in terms a statement or group of words associating objects or ideas which are incompatible. 1994 Toronto Life Veggie burger?— a contradiction in terms I had no wish to argue with: vegetables are fine and necessary, but in their place. See also: contradiction, term Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary a contraˌdiction in ˈterms a statement or description containing two words or phrases that contradict each other’s meaning: They call their project ‘a peace offensive’, which seems to me a contradiction in terms. See also: contradiction, term Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: a contradiction in terms contradiction in terms coin a phrase but hey But, hey hey (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) a penny for them great minds great minds think alike References in periodicals archive The Chief Justice also lamented that such glaring contradictions floating on the face of record had not been looked in to and considered by lower court as well as high court. SC upholds acquittal of Aasia Bibi To consolidate its achievements, President Xi gave the third contradiction. He defined it as 'unbalanced and inadequate development and the people's ever-growing need for a better life'. Pakistan should target to become moderately developed country Mao next follows Lenin in suggesting that contradiction is universal: Mao's On Contradiction, Mao-Hegel/Mao-Deleuze The second book, published a few years ago and briefly noted in JAPE at that time, is an excellent companion, describing the multiple, interacting contradictions in the economic system that generate recurrent class conflicts, systemic instability and economic, environmental and social crises. CAPITAL AND CONTRADICTIONS: No equilibrium anywhere in sight.. Blatant contradiction puts the responsibility on the shoulders of the listener. Trump, truth and the power of contradiction More recently, in the 20th century, the intuitionists went further and came to regard proof by contradiction as an invalid method of reasoning. On the analysis of indirect proofs: contradiction and contraposition Instead, I propose an alternative notion of contradiction in relation to the deployment of calculative practices in carbon governance. Contradiction, intervention, and urban low carbon transitions Social Change in Contemporary China and the Theory of Social Contradictions: The Social Class and Interest Group Analysis in Contemporary China, 2nd Edition Social Change in Contemporary China and the Theory of Social Contradictions: The Social Class and Interest Group Analysis in Contemporary China, 2nd Edition The proof follows by contradiction and it is split into three cases. On probe 2-clique graphs and probe diamond-free graphs If y were adjacent to [w.sub.1], then either {[w.sub.1], v, x, y} would induce [H.sub.3] or {[w.sub.1], u, x, y} would induce [H.sub.2] in G, a contradiction. So, in particular, [w.sub.2] is different from y and, by symmetry, nonadjacent to it. On probe 2-clique graphs and probe diamond-free graphs hack 'four hack 'four 1, X, Ed Sheeran 2 BLUE SMOKE - THE BEST OF, Dolly Parton 3 IN THE LONELY HOUR, Sam Smith 4 GHOST STORIES, Coldplay 5 WANTED ON VOYAGE, George Ezra, right 6 A PERFECT CONTRADICTION, Paloma Faith 7 HALCYON, Ellie Goulding 8 CAUSTIC LOVE, Paolo Nutini 9 ERIC CLAPTON & FRIENDS - THE BREEZE, Eric Clapton 10 LONG ROAD HOME, Charlie Simpson (Chart from www.officialcharts.com) 1, X, Ed Sheeran 2 BLUE SMOKE - THE BEST OF, Dolly Parton 3 IN THE LONELY HOUR, Sam Smith 4 GHOST STORIES, Coldplay 5 WANTED ON VOYAGE, George Ezra, right 6 A PERFECT CONTRADICTION, Paloma Faith 7 HALCYON, Ellie Goulding 8 CAUSTIC LOVE, Paolo Nutini 9 ERIC CLAPTON & FRIENDS - THE BREEZE, Eric Clapton 10 LONG ROAD HOME, Charlie Simpson (Chart from www.officialcharts.com) TOP 10 ALBUMS This week's biggest-selling singles and albums SINGLES 1 (2) Ella Henderson Ghost 2 (-) Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill Gecko (Overdrive) 3 (3) George Ezra Budapest 4 (5) Ed Sheeran Sing 5 (-) Example One More Day (Stay With Me) 6 (4) Tiesto Wasted 7 (1) 5 Seconds of Summer Don't Stop 8 (6) Sam Smith Stay With Me 9 (8) John Legend All of Me 10 (14) Coldplay A Sky Full of Stars ALBUMS 1 (10) Ed Sheeran X 2 (3) Paolo Nutini Caustic Love 3 (1) Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence 4 (5) Dolly Parton Blue Smoke - Best of 5 (2) Kasabian 48:13 6 (7) Sam Smith In The Lonely Hour 7 (6) Coldplay Ghost Stories 8 (8) Paloma Faith A Perfect Contradiction 8A Perfect Contradiction 9 (-) Mastodon Once More 'Round The Sun 10 (4) Linkin Park The Hunting Party More Scottish showbiz at dailyrecord.co.uk SCOTTISH CHART feel 1 PAOLO NUTINI - Caustic Love 2 DAMON ALBARN - Everyday Robots 3 IMELDA MAY - Tribal 4 PALOMA FAITH - A Perfect Contradiction 5 EMBRACE - Embrace 6 PIXIES - Indie Cindy 7 JOHN LEGEND - Love In The Future 8 KAISER CHIEFS - Education Education Education & War 9 VAMPS - Meet The Vamps 10 ELBOW - The Take Off And Landing Of Everything feel 1 PAOLO NUTINI - Caustic Love 2 DAMON ALBARN - Everyday Robots 3 IMELDA MAY - Tribal 4 PALOMA FAITH - A Perfect Contradiction 5 EMBRACE - Embrace 6 PIXIES - Indie Cindy 7 JOHN LEGEND - Love In The Future 8 KAISER CHIEFS - Education Education Education & War 9 VAMPS - Meet The Vamps 10 ELBOW - The Take Off And Landing Of Everything TOP 10 ALBUMS Another contradiction regards his relationship with President Abdullah GE-l. The contradictions about Erdoy-an While my aim is not to claim that Brecht depends on Chinese thought to formulate his theoretical statements about theatre, I attempt to demonstrate that certain Daoist ideas were central to Brecht's very concept of contradiction. Furthermore, I suggest that Brecht's notion of "dialectic" acquires a full meaning and function in Brecht's combination, appropriation, interpretation and use of the Daoist and Marxist concepts of dialectics from his own perspective. The appropriation of Daoist and Marxist concepts of dialectics in Brecht's theatre
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