contradictions

英 [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃənz]

美 [ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃənz]

n. (事实、看法、行动等的)不一致，矛盾，对立; 反驳; 驳斥
contradiction的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 矛盾;不一致
If you describe an aspect of a situation as acontradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
1. ...the contradictions between her private life and the public persona...
  她的私生活与公众形象之间的巨大反差
2. The performance seemed to me unpardonable, a contradiction of all that the Olympics is supposed to be...
  在我看来，这次的表现是不可宽恕的，和奥运精神完全相悖。
3. The militants see no contradiction in using violence to bring about a religious state.
  好战者觉得用暴力建立一个宗教国家这种做法并无矛盾之处。
PHRASE 自相矛盾的说法
If you say that something is acontradiction in terms, you mean that it is described as having a quality that it cannot have.
1. A public service run for profit — a contradiction in terms if there ever was one.
  以营利为目的的公共服务机构——这是典型的用词上的自相矛盾（如果真有这种说法的话）。