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- DictionaryPar·a·dox/ˈperəˌdäks/
noun
- 1. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true: "in a paradox, he has discovered that stepping back from his job has increased the rewards he gleans from it"
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.
A paradox is a logical puzzler that contradicts itself in a baffling way. "This statement is false" is a classic example, known to logicians as "the liar's paradox." Paradoxical statements may seem completely self-contradictory, but they can be used to reveal deeper truths.
A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation. It is a statement that, despite apparently valid reasoning from true or apparently true premises, leads to a seemingly self-contradictory or a logically unacceptable conclusion.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈpærədɒks / us. Add to word list. 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.
[countable, uncountable] a statement containing two opposite ideas that make it seem impossible or unlikely, although it is probably true; the use of this in writing. ‘More haste, less speed’ is a well-known paradox. It's a work full of paradox and ambiguity. Wordfinder. Topics Doubt, guessing and certainty c1, Language c1. Word Origin.
4 days ago · 1. countable noun. You describe a situation as a paradox when it involves two or more facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other. The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most primitive financial systems. The paradox of exercise is that while using a lot of energy it seems to generate more.
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 ...
