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      paradox
      noun
      An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
      A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
      A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
      A person or thing having contradictory properties.
      A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
      An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
      (uncountable) The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
      (uncountable, philosophy) A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
      (countable, uncountable, psychotherapy) 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.
      (obsolete) A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.
      Roots
      parapara- · Greek · beside, beyonddoxa-dox · Greek · opinion
      Synonyms for paradox
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