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- Dictionaryparadox/ˈparədɒks/
noun
- 1. a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true: "the uncertainty principle leads to all sorts of paradoxes, like the particles being in two places at once"
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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.
The meaning of PARADOX is one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases. How to use paradox in a sentence. Did you know?
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.
You describe a situation as a paradox when it involves two or more facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other.
noun. (logic) a statement that contradicts itself. “`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false” see more. noun. someone or something that seems to have contradictory qualities. Pronunciation. US. /ˌpɛrəˈdɑks/ UK. /ˈpærədɒks/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Paradox."
A paradox is a statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense. This literary device is commonly used to engage a reader to discover an underlying logic in a seemingly self-contradictory statement or phrase.
