English-German translations for contradiction in terms

• Widerspruch in sich der
  Das ist sicher ein Widerspruch in sich! That is surely a contradiction in terms!
  im Namen der ITS-Fraktion. - (EN) Frau Präsidentin! Dieser Bericht stellt einen Widerspruch in sich dar. on behalf of the ITS Group. - Madam President, this report is a contradiction in terms.
  Dabei handelt es sich zumindest um einen Widerspruch in sich, und darauf möchte ich die Kommission aufmerksam machen. That point, at least, is a contradiction in terms, and I should like to draw the Commission’s attention to it.

Definition of 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

Synonyms

• oxymoron

Examples

• "A miniature giant" is a contradiction in terms.

Related words

• contradict
• contradictory
• contradiction
• self-contradictory
• contradictoriness
• contradictorily
• autocontradictory
• contradictory (to the original) newer statement
• proof by contradiction