paradox
🇺🇸
/ˈpærədɑːks/
🇬🇧
/ˈpærədɒks/
noun
R
Something that has two opposite qualities and seems strange
The paradox is that the quietest person in the room often has the most interesting thoughts.
R
A statement with two opposite ideas that seems impossible but may be true
The writer used a paradox to make readers think about life's mysteries.
translation
Something that has two opposite qualities and seems strange; A statement with two opposite ideas that seems impossible but may be true
Word Forms
Plural
paradoxes