/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn ||; ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃən/noun [C,U] a statement, fact or action that is opposite to or different from another one 有抵触或矛盾的说法、事实或行为: There were a number of contradictions in what he told the police. 他对警方说的话有若干矛盾之处。This letter is in complete contradiction totheir previous one. 这封信与他们先前的那封完全矛盾。