La contradicción
Example: La contradicción en sus ideas causó mucha confusión.
Definition
"La contradicción" refers to a situation in philosophy where two or more ideas, statements, or beliefs are opposed to each other in such a way that they cannot all be true at the same time. It often causes confusion or debate when present in someone's reasoning.
Etymology
"La contradicción" comes from the Latin word 'contradictio,' which means 'speaking against.' It combines 'contra,' meaning 'against,' and 'dicere,' meaning 'to speak.' Did you know? The word captures the essence of opposing ideas literally 'speaking against' each other.
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"La contradicción" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Philosophy - (A2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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