ristiriitaisia

Ristiriitaisia is the plural partitive form of the Finnish adjective ristiriitainen, meaning “contradictory” or “inconsistent.” It is used to describe statements, arguments, claims, or situations that conflict with each other or cannot be true at the same time. The root noun is ristiriita, meaning contradiction or conflict; the adjective is formed with the suffix -inen. When the description accompanies a plural noun in the partitive case, the form appears as ristiriitaisia, for example ristiriitaisia väitteitä or ristiriitaisia näkemyksiä. A typical use is: “Nämä väitteet ovat ristiriitaisia,” meaning “These claims are contradictory.”

In everyday language, ristiriitaisia often characterizes competing or incompatible views, data, or positions. In journalism, academia, and public discourse, the term helps indicate that two or more propositions oppose each other or undermine each other’s validity. In a logical or philosophical context, ristiriita refers to a contradiction, and ristiriitainen can describe propositions or arguments that are logically inconsistent or mutually exclusive.

The word is commonly contrasted with concepts such as johdonmukainen (consistent) and epäjohdonmukainen (inconsistent). It is also used with various nouns to specify the kind of contradiction, for example ristiriitaisia väitteitä, ristiriitaisia oletuksia, or ristiriitaisia näkökulmia. See also: ristiriita.