<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of contradicting</li><li>gainsaying or opposition</li><li>assertion of the contrary or opposite</li><li>denial</li><li>a statement or proposition that contradicts or denies another or itself and is logically incongruous</li><li>direct opposition between things compared</li><li>inconsistency</li><li>a contradictory act, fact, etc.</li></ul>