Contradictorio
Example: Sus argumentos parecían contradictorios en la discusión filosófica.
Definition
"Contradictorio" describes something that involves or expresses contradiction, especially in philosophical contexts where ideas, statements, or arguments oppose each other logically. For example, "contradictorio" arguments are those that cannot both be true at the same time in a discussion.
Etymology
The word "contradictorio" comes from the Latin verb 'contradictus', the past participle of 'contradicere', meaning 'to speak against'. It combines 'contra' (against) and 'dicere' (to say). Did you know? This root also gives us the English word 'contradict'.
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"Contradictorio" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Philosophy - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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