complete contradiction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcompleteandcontradiction
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complete
adjective
uk/kəmˈpliːt/us/kəmˈpliːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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contradiction
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪk.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.trəˈdɪk.ʃən/
the fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something else, so that one of them must ...
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(Definition ofcompleteandcontradictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This approach is incompletecontradictionto that adopted in the main balance sheet.
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But instead of new measures to deal with it all, what we are now seeing is acompletecontradiction.
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On the contrary, this is acompletecontradictionto the first answer that was given.
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He arro- gantly disregarded this vital factor and acted incompletecontradictionto his own statements and actions in the past.
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The situation in my own constituency is acompletecontradictionof that view.
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It is acompletecontradictionof their stated belief in the rule of law.
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This provision is acompletecontradictionof any commitment to clearly drafted legislation.
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There is acompletecontradictionbetween the grounds on which his party was elected and the explanation that he has just given.
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He will not be surprised if it is incompletecontradictionto the views which he expressed.
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If that is so, is that not acompletecontradictionof the policy which has been followed hitherto?
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It would be acompletecontradictionof what we accept as joint negotiating machinery if he were to do so.
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It is acompletecontradictionin terms, and it is a contradiction in economic theories as well.
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It seems to be acompletecontradictionof common sense.
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It is acompletecontradiction, and nothing has caused more confusion as far as very many of the workers are concerned.
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This is acompletecontradictionof the spirit of democracy as we know it.
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That language comes very near to being acompletecontradiction.
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For the second time we had acompletecontradictionof what had been decided only a year earlier.
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But the subsection continues "and also that he is in need of care or control", which brings the subsection intocompletecontradiction.
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Those things would seem to be incompletecontradiction.
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To move away from that to making appointments would be acompletecontradictionof our policy.
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