contradiction
NOUN
/,kɑntrə'dɪkʃən/
13 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
contradiction is a valid 13-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1N1T1R1A1D2I1C3T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does contradiction mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
(logic) a statement that is necessarily false.
“the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction”
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2
Opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas.
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3
The speech act of contradicting someone.
“he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction”
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