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a statement or situation that may be true but seems impossible or difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics: It’s a strange paradox that people who say you shouldn’t criticize the government criticize it as soon as they disagree with it. paradoxical.
noun. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that is or may be true. religious truths are often expressed in paradox. a self-contradictory proposition, such as I always tell lies. a person or thing exhibiting apparently contradictory characteristics. an opinion that conflicts with common belief. paradox.
Here’s a quick and simple definition: A paradox is a figure of speech that seems to contradict itself, but which, upon further examination, contains some kernel of truth or reason. Oscar Wilde's famous declaration that "Life is much too important to be taken seriously" is a paradox. At first it seems contradictory because important things are ...
a situation that seems very strange or impossible because of two opposite qualities or facts. paradoxical. adjective uk / ˌpærəˈdɒksɪk ə l / us. involving a paradox: It seems paradoxical to me but if you drink hot tea, it seems to cool you down. paradoxically. adverb.
Oct 16, 2007 · Paradoxes form a natural object of philosophical investigation ever since the origins of rational thought; they have been invented as part of complex arguments and as tools for refuting philosophical theses (think of the celebrated paradoxes credited to Zeno of Elea, concerning motion, the continuum, the opposition between unity and plurality, o...
noun. /ˈpærədɒks/ /ˈpærədɑːks/ [countable] a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and therefore seems strange. He was a paradox—a loner who loved to chat to strangers. It is a curious paradox that professional comedians often have unhappy personal lives. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
PARADOX meaning: 1 : something (such as a situation) that is made up of two opposite things and that seems impossible but is actually true or possible; 2 : someone who does two things that seem to be opposite to each other or who has qualities that are opposite.
