contradictory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kon′trə dik′tə rē)


Inflections of 'contradictory' (n): npl: contradictories
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
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contradictory adj (opposing one another)contradictorio/a adj
 You can't say yes and no; those two answers are contradictory.
 No puedes decir "sí" y "no", esas dos respuestas son contradictorias.
contradictory adj (inconsistent)contradictorio/a adj
 The witness made several contradictory statements.
 El testigo hizo varias declaraciones contradictorias.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
self-contradictory adj (statement, behaviour)autocontradictorio adj
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'contradictory' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
catch 22 - catch 22 situation - conflict of laws - consistency - paradox - paradoxical - repugnant - schizoid - schizophrenia - schizophrenic - talk out of both sides of one's mouth
Spanish:
contradictorio - incoherente - encontrado - inconforme


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