"paradox" as 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.
paradox
/ˈpaɹədɒks/
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A paradox is a statement or situation that seems to be contradictory or illogical but might actually be true or make sense in a different way. It often involves a clever twist or a hidden truth that challenges our expectations. For example, the statement "the more you take, the more you leave behind" is a paradox because it suggests that taking something results in losing something else, which can be paradoxical.
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Synonyms
1 - contradiction
2 - enigma
3 - paradoxical
4 - paradoxicality
5 - riddle
6 - conundrum
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Antonyms
1 - contradiction
2 - inconsistency
3 - oxymoron
4 - enigma
5 - riddle
6 - conundrum
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Examples in Context
1 - Norway is often cited as an exception to the paradox of plenty.
1 - Noruega suele citarse como una excepción a la paradoja de la abundancia.
2 - Scholars debate whether poor governance intensifies the paradox of plenty.
2 - Los académicos debaten si la mala gobernanza intensifica la paradoja de la abundancia.
3 - The paradox of plenty often leads to volatile growth and persistent inequality.
3 - La paradoja de la abundancia suele generar crecimiento volátil y desigualdad persistente.
4 - Many economists study the paradox of plenty in oil-rich yet impoverished nations.
4 - Muchos economistas estudian la paradoja de la abundancia en naciones petroleras empobrecidas.
5 - The professor illustrated reductio ad absurdum with a paradox about infinite hotel rooms.
5 - El profesor ilustró la reductio ad absurdum con una paradoja sobre hoteles infinitos.
6 - This confounding paradox leaves us questioning what we once thought was true.
6 - Esta paradoja desconcertante nos hace cuestionar lo que una vez creímos cierto.
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