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n. A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true: the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking.

n. One exhibiting inexplicable or contradictory aspects: "The silence of midnight, to speak truly, though apparently a paradox, rung in my ears” ( Mary Shelley).

n. An assertion that is essentially self-contradictory, though based on a valid deduction from acceptable premises.

n. A statement contrary to received opinion.

n. A self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa. transl. usage

n. A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome. usage syn.

n. A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true. transl.

n. A person or thing having contradictory properties. syn. transl.

n. An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth. usage syn.

n. A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.

n. The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.

n. A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.

n. The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey. syn.

n. A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact.

n. A statement or proposition which at first view seems absurd, or at variance with common sense, or which actually or apparently contradicts some ascertained truth or received opinion, though on investigation or when explained it may appear to be well founded. As a rhetorical figure its use is well exemplified in the first quotation.

n. The platypus or water-mole, Ornithorhynchus paradoxus.

n. (logic) a statement that contradicts itself

"The twin paradox is resolved when one observes that one of the twins accelerated during the turnaround, which means that his reference frame was not inertial and thus could not be used in the framework of special relativity."

contradiction in terms    contradiction   

thermal paradox    mechanical paradox    caloric paradox    hydrostatic paradox   

European paradox    Achilles paradox    Epimenides paradox    paradoxism    paradoxical    paradoxy    Liar paradox    paradoxology   

shocker    contradiction    juxtaposition    puzzle    enigma    riddle    koan    quandary    reverse psychology   

contradiction    absurdity    coincidence    incongruity    dilemma    discrepancy    riddle    irony    blunder    enigma