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たて
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
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矛盾

むじゅん
contradiction; inconsistency
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形容矛盾

けいようむじゅん
contradictio in adjecto (contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies, i.e. "wooden iron", "hot ice", etc.)
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自己矛盾

じこむじゅん
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
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楯突く

盾突く、楯つく
たてつく
to oppose; to resist; to defy
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盾座

たてざ
Scutum (constellation); the Shield
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矛盾撞着

むじゅんどうちゃく
self-contradiction
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前後矛盾

ぜんごむじゅん
self-contradiction; self-inconsistency
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後ろ盾

後ろだて、後ろ楯
うしろだて
backing; support; backer; supporter; patron; sponsor; shield that protects one's back
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撞着矛盾

どうちゃくむじゅん
self-contradiction