paradox

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1. An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa. (countable, uncountable) · "This sentence is false" is a paradox.
2. A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome. (countable, uncountable) · It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.
3. A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true. (countable, uncountable) · Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox.
4. A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time. (countable, uncountable)
5. A person or thing having contradictory properties. (countable, uncountable) · He is a paradox; you would not expect him in that political party.
6. An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth. (countable, uncountable)
7. The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing. (uncountable)
8. A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself. (uncountable)

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