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paradoxes

The correct spelling is paradoxes.

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noun

Say it like: Par-ado-xes

The correct spelling is paradoxes. 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. 1.An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
  2. 2.A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
  3. 3.A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
  4. 4.A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
  5. 5.A person or thing having contradictory properties.

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