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The correct spelling is paradox.
How to pronounce paradox
/ˈpaɹədɒks/
nounIPA: /ˈpaɹədɒks/
Say it like: Par-ado-x
The correct spelling is paradox. An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa. For example: ""This sentence is false" is a paradox."
Usage Examples
“"This sentence is false" is a paradox.”
“It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.”
“Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox.”
Definition
noun
- 1.An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
- 2.A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
- 3.A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
- 4.A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
- 5.A person or thing having contradictory properties.
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