Self-contradiction or self-contradictory can refer to: *

Auto-antonym An auto-antonym or autantonym, also called a contronym or antagonym among other terms, is a word with multiple meanings (senses) of which one is the reverse of another. For example, the word '' cleave'' can mean "to cut apart" or "to bind togethe ...

, a word with multiple meanings of which one is the reverse of another * Formal fallacy, a pattern of reasoning rendered invalid by a flaw in its logical structure *

Oxymoron An oxymoron (usual plural oxymorons, more rarely oxymora) is a figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposing meanings within a word or phrase that creates an ostensible self-contradiction. An oxymoron can be used as a rhetorical devi ...

, a figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposing meanings within a word or phrase that creates an ostensible self-contradiction * Paradox, a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation * Self-refuting idea, idea or statement whose falsehood is a logical consequence of the original

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