Hungarian - English

ellentmondás

B2 Hungarian
contradiction, inconsistency, incongruity, disconnect, discrepancy, discord
NOUN B2
1
Usage pattern:
ellentmondás valami és valami között; ellentmondásban áll valamivel
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Meaning
conflict between facts or ideas
Themes
inconsistency |logic |truth |conflict |statements |communication |core_vocabulary
Definition

A situation in which statements, facts, beliefs, or actions are opposed to each other so that they cannot all be true or fit together logically.

NOUN C1 FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
nem tűr ellentmondást; ellentmondás nélkül; ellentmondástól tartva
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Meaning
act of denying what was said
Themes
disagreement |denial |opposition |speech_act |authority |communication |core_vocabulary
Definition

The act of saying that a statement someone else has made is not true, or of speaking or acting in direct opposition.

NOUN C1 TECHNICAL
1
Usage pattern:
ellentmondáshoz vezet; ellentmondást kapunk; ellentmondást találunk
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Meaning
logically impossible statement or result
Themes
logic |mathematics |proof |truth_value |formal_reasoning |science |education
Definition

In logic and mathematics, a situation or statement that is impossible to be true because it asserts both a proposition and its negation, or combines conditions that cannot all be satisfied.

NOUN B2
1
Usage pattern:
ellentmondás van vmi és vmi között; ellentmondás vmiben
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Meaning
contradiction between facts or statements
Themes
contradiction |discrepancy |statements |evidence |reports |compatibility |communication |core_vocabulary
Definition

A difference, contradiction, or conflict between two or more statements, facts, or pieces of evidence that are expected to be the same or compatible.

NOUN B2 FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
ellentmondás vmik között
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Meaning
lack of fit or consistency
Themes
mismatch |inconsistency |lack_of_fit |comparison |communication |writing |analysis
Definition

the fact of not being in harmony or agreement, especially when two things do not match or do not make sense together

NOUN B2
2
Usage pattern:
ellentmondás van vmi és vmi között
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Meaning
gap or lack of alignment
Themes
mismatch |communication |society |ideas |gap |relationships |core_vocabulary
Definition

A situation in which two or more people, ideas, or things that should be related do not fit, agree, or understand each other well.

NOUN B2 FORMAL
2
Usage pattern:
ellentmondás vmi és vmi között; ellentmondás vmiben
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Meaning
difference where things should match
Themes
inconsistency |records |figures |audit |data_quality |business |finance |core_vocabulary
Definition

A difference or inconsistency between two or more facts, figures, or accounts that are expected to be the same.

NOUN B2 FORMAL
2
Usage pattern:
ellentmondás vmi és vmi között
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Meaning
lack of agreement between things
Themes
inconsistency |comparison |facts |statements |data |communication |education |core_vocabulary
Definition

A lack of agreement, consistency, or matching between things such as ideas, statements, or facts.

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