English-Spanish translations for contradiction in terms

• contradicción en los términos
  ¡Eso es una contradicción en los términos! That is surely a contradiction in terms!
  Es una contradicción en los términos, porque disminuirá el número de proyectos que pueden financiarse. This is a contradiction in terms, as the number of projects subject to funding would decrease.
  Hay una contradicción en los términos al menos en este punto, y quiero llamar la atención de la Comisión sobre ello. 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