His actions were in direct contradiction to his words.

contradiction 是由前缀 contra-（表示"相反、对立"）和词根 diction（来自拉丁语 dicere，意为"说"）组成的名词，字面意思是"相反的说法"。 contradiction 指"矛盾、对立"，表示两种说法或行为相互冲突、不一致的情况。