1. in contradiction with : 与...矛盾着, 与...相抵触;
名词
1. 矛盾;不一致
If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
2. 自相矛盾的说法
If you say that something is a contradiction in terms, you mean that it is described as having a quality that it cannot have.
1. the speech act of contradicting someone
e.g. he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction
2. (logic) a statement that is necessarily false
e.g. the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction
Synonym: contradiction in terms
3. opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas