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противоре́чие — meaning in English

protivorechiye

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English meaning

  • conflict noun A serious disagreement or clash, especially a prolonged one.
  • contradiction noun A statement or idea that is inconsistent with another, or that clashes with itself.
  • variance noun A difference between what was expected and what actually happened.

Senses

противоре́чие is used for these senses in English:

  • conflict An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
  • contradiction in terms A phrase or expression in which the component words contradict one another, often unintentionally, or are claimed to do so when seen from a particular point of view.
  • variance The state of differing or being in conflict.

conflict — full definition

  1. noun A serious disagreement or clash, especially a prolonged one.
  2. verb To be incompatible or to clash with something else.

contradiction — full definition

  1. noun A statement or idea that is inconsistent with another, or that clashes with itself.
  2. noun The act of contradicting.

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