noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
self-contradiction; self-inconsistency
A formal yojijukugo used in logical, philosophical, or argumentative contexts to describe a statement or position that contradicts itself.
彼の主張は自己撞着に陥っている。
His argument falls into self-contradiction.
その理論は自己撞着していると批判された。
The theory was criticized for being self-contradictory.