Bible Dictionaries
Contradiction

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency; incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is inconsistent.

(2):

(n.) An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Contradiction'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/contradiction.html. 1828.