contradiction

矛盾、不一致

考えや事実、主張が食い違い、すべてが正しかったり一致したりできないこと。

やさしい英語で： A difference between ideas, facts, or claims that means they cannot all be true or fit together.

• Their stories contain several contradictions.
• There is a contradiction between her words and her actions.
• The scientist tried to resolve the apparent contradiction in the results.

使い方： a contradiction between A and B (There is a contradiction between the two accounts.); in contradiction to something (The results are in contradiction to our theory.)

類義語： inconsistency, conflict

反対語： consistency

よく使う表現： apparent contradiction, resolve a contradiction

矛盾

含まれる内容がすべて同時には成り立たない発言。

やさしい英語で： A statement with parts that cannot all be true at the same time.

• That sentence contains a contradiction.
• Calling it a square circle is a contradiction in terms.
• Can you find the contradiction in this statement?

類義語： self-contradiction

よく使う表現： contradiction in terms, obvious contradiction

反論、否定

人の言ったことが間違い、または事実ではないと述べること。

やさしい英語で： The act of saying that something someone has said is wrong or untrue.

• He accepted the news without contradiction.
• Her reply was a contradiction of his earlier statement.
• The manager would tolerate no contradiction from his staff.

使い方： a contradiction of something (His reply was a direct contradiction of her claim.)

類義語： denial, disagreement

反対語： agreement

よく使う表現： direct contradiction, contradiction of something