The meaning of Paradox

Paradox – definition

noun
A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true.
Usage examples:
The uncertainty principle leads to all sorts of paradoxes, like the particles being in two places a…
Synonims:
Contradiction Contradiction in terms Self-contradiction Inconsistency Incongruity Anomaly Conflict Absurdity Oddity Enigma Puzzle Mystery Conundrum Oxymoron Antinomy

noun
A statement or situation that may be true but seems impossible or difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics
Usage examples:
It’s a strange paradox that people who say you shouldn’t criticize the government criticize it as s…

Paradox translation into English

Paradox: translate from English into Chinese

悖论, 佯谬

Paradox: translate from English into Dutch

Paradox, Schijnbare tegenstrijdigheid

Paradox: translate from English into French

Paradoxe

Paradox: translate from English into German

Paradox, Paradoxie, Paradoxen

Paradox: translate from English into Hindi

विरोधाभास, असत्याभास, मिथ्याभास, विस्र्ध मत

Paradox: translate from English into Italian

Paradosso

Paradox: translate from English into Korean

역설, 자가당착의 말

Paradox: translate from English into Russian

Парадокс

Paradox: translate from English into Spanish

Paradoja

Word origin

mid 16th century (originally denoting a statement contrary to accepted opinion): via late Latin from Greek paradoxon ‘contrary (opinion)’, neuter adjective used as a noun, from para- ‘distinc

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Paradox – similar words

paradoxes

noun
A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true.
Usage examples:
The uncertainty principle leads to all sorts of paradoxes, like the particles being in two places a…

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paradoxer

noun
A propounder of paradoxes.

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paradoxal

adjective
Relating to or designating a navigational course in which a ship follows a rhumb line, i.e., a course which cuts meridians at a constant angle (other than a right angle). chiefly in "paradoxal compass" noun a projection on which such a course could be plotted, and on which it would appear as part of a spiral curve.

adjective
Generally. paradoxical.

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Paradox synonims

absurdity

noun
The quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable.
Usage examples:
Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation

noun
The quality of being stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way
Usage examples:
Standing there naked, i was suddenly struck by the absurdity of the situation., we laughed about th…

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anomaly

noun
Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Usage examples:
There are a number of anomalies in the present system

noun
Something that is unusual enough to be noticeable or seem strange
Usage examples:
The government does computer checks of tax returns to find anomalies that might indicate fraud.

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antinomy

noun
A contradiction between two beliefs or conclusions that are in themselves reasonable; a paradox.
Usage examples:
There are not many short novels capable of accommodating bewildering antinomies

noun
A situation in which two statements or beliefs that are both reasonable seem to contradict (= disagree with or be opposite to) each other, or a statement or pair of statements like this
Usage examples:
The antinomy between freedom and necessity, we prefer to talk about the value of tolerance in the a…

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conflict

noun
A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
Usage examples:
The eternal conflict between the sexes

verb
Be incompatible or at variance; clash.
Usage examples:
Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

noun
An active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs
Usage examples:
[ c ] conflicts between parents and children become more frequent when the children become teenager…

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contradiction

noun
A combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another.
Usage examples:
The proposed new system suffers from a set of internal contradictions

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conundrum

noun
A confusing and difficult problem or question.
Usage examples:
One of the most difficult conundrums for the experts

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enigma

noun
A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand.
Usage examples:
Madeleine was still an enigma to him

noun
Someone or something that is mysterious and impossible to understand
Usage examples:
He is an enigma to most people., an enigmatic smile

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incongruity

noun
The state of being incongruous; incompatibility.
Usage examples:
The incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny body disturbed her

noun
The fact that something is incongruous

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inconsistency

noun
The fact or state of being inconsistent.
Usage examples:
The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour

noun
A situation in which two things do not match and are opposed
Usage examples:
[ c ] there appear to be inconsistencies in her alibi.

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mystery

ˈmɪs.tər.i

noun
Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.
Usage examples:
The mysteries of outer space

noun
A handicraft or trade, especially when referred to in indentures.

noun
Something strange or unknown which has not yet been explained or understood
Usage examples:
[ c ] despite years of study, sleepwalking remains a mystery., [ u ] the details of the scandal are…

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oddity

noun
A strange or peculiar person or thing.
Usage examples:
She was regarded as a bit of an oddity

noun
Someone or something that is strange and unusual
Usage examples:
As one of the few women in engineering in the 1950s, she was considered an oddity.

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oxymoron

noun
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ).

noun
A phrase or statement that seems to say two opposite things, as in "jumbo shrimp" and "agree to disagree"

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puzzle

verb
Cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand something.
Usage examples:
She was puzzled by the doctor's manner

noun
A game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.
Usage examples:
Those who solve this puzzle in the shortest time are eligible for awards

noun
Something that is difficult to understand
Usage examples:
Their son is a puzzle to them., the police are trying to solve the puzzle of who sent them the lett…

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self-contradiction

noun
A statement or action that expresses one thing that is the opposite of another thing that you already said, or the act of making statements or performing actions like this
Usage examples:
He claimed that their arguments were naive and full of self-contradictions., buying a product in or…

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