"self-contradictory" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From self- + contradictory. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|contradictory}} self- + contradictory Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} self-contradictory (not comparable)
  1. Containing multiple claims or ideas that are inherently in disagreement; of something or someone that contradicts itself. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: self-contradiction, liar paradox, oxymoron Translations (statements that contradict themselves): вътрешно противоречив (vǎtrešno protivorečiv) (Bulgarian), 自相矛盾 (zìxiāngmáodùn) (Chinese Mandarin), sisäisesti ristiriitainen (Finnish), contradictoire (French), qui se contredit (French), selbstwidersprüchlich (German), in sich selbst widersprüchlich (German), önellentmondó (Hungarian), 自己撞着の (jiko dōchaku no) (Japanese), 自己矛盾した (jiko mujun shita) (Japanese), selvmotsigende (Norwegian Bokmål), wewnętrznie sprzeczny (Polish), autocontradictoriu (Romanian), självmotsägande (Swedish)
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        "Containing multiple claims or ideas that are inherently in disagreement; of something or someone that contradicts itself."
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          "roman": "zìxiāngmáodùn",
          "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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          "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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          "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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          "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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          "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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          "roman": "jiko dōchaku no",
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      "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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      "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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      "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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      "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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      "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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      "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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      "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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      "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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      "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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      "sense": "statements that contradict themselves",
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