Spanish Conversation · Level 167
15 words
Spanish word
contradictorio
Pronunciation
IPA/kontɾaðikˈtoɾjo/
Meaning
- adjectivecontradictory
Example
Los hechos son contradictorios.
The facts are contradictory.
More examples
El testimonio es contradictorio con el informe.
The testimony is contradictory to the report.
Core concept
A set of facts that do not fit together.
Common phrases
argumento contradictorio
contradictory argument
informe contradictorio
contradictory report
testimonio contradictorio
contradictory testimony
Similar words
inconsistente: Evidence or an explanation that lacks internal consistency and seems unreliable.
incoherente: Statements or ideas that lack logical connection and fail to make clear sense.
incompatible: Claims or conditions that cannot coexist because they rule each other out.
Definition in Spanish
Que muestra discrepancia entre hechos, datos o comportamientos, provocando falta de coherencia.
Word origin
It derives from Latin contra 'against' plus dicere 'to say', passing through medieval Latin contradictorius and the suffix -orio to form an adjective meaning 'opposing' or 'inconsistent'.
Usage tips
- Spanish typically uses es contradictorio to describe a situation or outcome rather than to accuse a person directly.
Opposites
- coherentecoherentadjective
- congruentecongruentadjective
Related words
- contradiccióncontradictionnoun
- contradecircontradictverb
- contradictoriamentecontradictorilyadverb