paradox

Etymology
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
 * "This sentence is false" is a paradox.
 * 1) A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
 * It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.
 * 1) A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
 * Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox.
 * 1) A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
 * 2) A person or thing having contradictory properties.
 * He is a paradox; you would not expect him in that political party.
 * 1) An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
 * 2)  A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.
 * 3)  The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
 * 4)  A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
 * 5)  The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.
 * 1)  A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.
 * 2)  The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
 * 3)  A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
 * 4)  The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.
 * 1)  The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
 * 2)  A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
 * 3)  The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.
 * 1)  The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.
 * 1)  The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.

Usage notes

 * A statement which contradicts itself in this fashion is a paradox; two statements which contradict each other are an antinomy.
 * This use may be considered incorrect or inexact.
 * This use may be considered incorrect or inexact.
 * This use may be considered incorrect or inexact.
 * This use may be considered incorrect or inexact.

Synonyms

 * shocker
 * juxtaposition, contradiction
 * puzzle, quandary, riddle, enigma, koan
 * reverse psychology

Translations

 * Afrikaans: paradoks
 * Armenian: ,
 * Asturian: paradoxa
 * Azerbaijani: نامعقوللق, paradoks
 * Belarusian: парадо́кс
 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:, paradox
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , 佯謬
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: paradokso
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: პარადოქსი
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: असत्याभास
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Kazakh: оғаштық
 * Korean:, 패러독스
 * Latin: paradoxum
 * Latvian: paradokss
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: парадо́кс
 * Norwegian:
 * Occitan: paradòxa
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: paradacs, frith-chosamhlachd
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: парадокс
 * Roman:
 * Slovene: paradoks,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: baligho
 * Thai:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Turkmen: paradoks
 * Ukrainian: парадо́кс
 * Vietnamese:
 * Yiddish: פּאַראַדאָקס


 * Afrikaans: paradoks
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , 佯謬
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kazakh: парадокс, оғаштық
 * Korean: ,
 * Latvian: paradokss
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Scottish Gaelic: paradacs, frith-chosamhlachd
 * Slovene: paradoks
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Vietnamese:
 * Yiddish: פּאַראַדאָקס


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 矛盾的人, 矛盾的事物, 矛盾的事情
 * Finnish:
 * Greek:
 * Japanese:
 * Spanish:
 * Vietnamese:

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , from , from.

Adjective

 * 1) paradoxical

Etymology
From, from.

Adjective

 * 1) paradoxical seemingly contradictory but possibly true
 * 2)  paradoxical, awkward, adverse contrary to common perception
 * 1)  paradoxical, awkward, adverse contrary to common perception

Etymology
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