Значення

значень: 10
  1. (злічуване, незлічуване)An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.

    "This sentence is false" is a paradox.

    Paradoxon

  2. (злічуване, незлічуване)A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.

    It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.

  3. (злічуване, незлічуване)A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.

    Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox.

  4. (злічуване, незлічуване)A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.

  5. (злічуване, незлічуване)A person or thing having contradictory properties.

    He is a paradox; you would not expect him in that political party.

  6. (злічуване, незлічуване)An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.

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

  8. (незлічуване)A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.

  9. (злічуване, незлічуване)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.

  10. (злічуване, застаріле, незлічуване)A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.

Ще визначення
  • (logic) a statement that contradicts itself

Приклади

речень: 19
  1. This is the paradox.

    ruВ этом-то и парадокс.

  2. This dogma is rather a paradox.

    Ця догма, швидше, є парадоксом.

  3. What a paradox!

  4. Are all paradoxes the exact same?

  5. More haste, less speed is a paradox.

Українська
За значеннями 1
apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true:
Русский
За значеннями 1
apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true:
Deutsch
За значеннями 1
apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true:

Походження

From Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos

From Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos, “unexpected, strange”).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Форми

множина: paradoxes
Однинаparadox
Множинаparadoxes

правильне

Синоніми

синонімів: 9
person or thing with contradictory properties:contradictionB2juxtaposition
counterintuitive outcome:shocker
therapy practice:reverse psychology

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 14

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
paradox — значення, приклади, форми, синоніми | Krumeto