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noun • conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence') | ||||||||
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noun • a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement • the speech act of negating • (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false | ||||||||
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noun • the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) • the act of asserting that something alleged is not true • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | ||||||||
Contradiction Crossword Clue
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OXYMORON which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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OXYMORON
Updated: April 22, 2024
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| The Guardian Quick15 May 2001 | Down 12 | |
| New York Times05 Feb 1993 | Across 46 | |
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