aporia
aporia · aporias
апория
Aporie
An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to…An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.
UK/əˈpɔːɹɪə/US/əˈpɔɹiə/
Meaning
2 senses(rhetoric)An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.
An apparently insoluble contradiction or tension, especially in a text's meaning; a logical impasse suggested by a text or speaker; a paradox.
Aporie
апори́яaporíja
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
contradiction, logical impasse:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
contradiction, logical impasse:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin aporia, from Ancient Greek ἀπορία (aporía), from ἄπορος (áporos, “impaBorrowed from Latin aporia, from Ancient Greek ἀπορία (aporía), from ἄπορος (áporos, “impassable”), from ἀ- (a-, “a-”) + πόρος (póros, “passage”). By surface analysis, a- + pore + -ia.
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plural: aporiasSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedaporic