noun opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas.
noun (logic) a statement that is necessarily false.
— synonyms: contradiction_in_terms
noun the speech act of contradicting someone.
Examples
“His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.”
“There is a contradiction in Clarence Page's statement that a woman should have the right to choose and decide for herself whether to have an abortion, and at the same time she should not have that right.”
“Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.”