The phrase "a direct contradiction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a statement or situation that opposes or negates another statement or situation clearly and unequivocally.
Example: "His claim that he was never at the scene of the crime is a direct contradiction to the eyewitness accounts."
Alternatives: "an outright contradiction" or "a clear contradiction".
Earlier, in Europe, Deila's team were embarrassing in a direct contradiction to any insistence of improvement.
Such separation is a direct contradiction of European norms of equality and human rights.
"It is astonishing that doctors are continuing to prescribe homeopathic treatments, apparently in a direct contradiction of this guidance.
The following day, the prosecutor announced that none of the detainees were being charged, a direct contradiction of Morsi's speech.
But he goes on: "My second reason for writing De Staat is a direct contradiction of the first: I deplore the fact that Plato was wrong.
Many Democrats considered that a direct contradiction of Sessions's testimony in January, when he told Franken that he had not spoken to Russian officials.
It's hard to imagine a more direct contradiction to that cliche than David Wilbraham, honorary canon of Christ Church, Oxford and a blood biker for just under 10 years.
Yet even with these glaring facts, General Petraeus and a team of like-minded counterinsurgency advocates argued still for a surge in direct contradiction to the theory they believed in.
In this week's installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a new professor's direct contradiction of an established Princeton scholar startles his audience, a gay serviceman's ad in the Prince provokes discussion, and more.
Previously, he had drawn criticism for failing to disclose that he was a member of Augusta National Golf Club, which prohibits women from becoming members, a policy in direct contradiction with the Olympic movement.
And he also appeared to suggest that any Russian track and field star who was deemed eligible to compete in Rio could do so under the Russian flag – a position in direct contradiction to the IAAF, which had insisted they would have to do so under a neutral flag.
