self-contradictory

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US /ˌsɛlfˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri/ UK /ˌsɛlfˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri/
adj Freq #172311

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    containing claims or ideas that contradict one another

    The rule is self-contradictory because it both permits and forbids the same act.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · containing claims or ideas... inconsistentcontradictoryparadoxical
Opposites
self-consistentconsistent
Word family

Etymology

From self- + contradictory.

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