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Contradiction Situation Noun Describe Aspect Completely Makes Confused

word contradiction
definition
noun
If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand .
...the contradictions between her private life and the public persona.
The performance seemed to me unpardonable, a contradiction of all that the competition is supposed to be.
The militants see no contradiction in using violence to bring about a religious state.
inflections contradictions
cefr-level C1

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