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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•a•dox /ˈpærəˌdɑks/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a seemingly contradictory statement that expresses a possible truth.
- a person or thing that seems to contain two parts that are opposite or that cannot both be true, but that are true nevertheless:the paradox of American society, where enough food is grown to feed the world and yet where people still go hungry.
par•a•dox•i•cal, adj. par•a•dox•i•cal•ly, adv. See -dox-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•a•dox (par′ə doks′),USA pronunciation n. - a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
- a self-contradictory and false proposition.
- any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature.
- an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion.
- Greek parádoxon, noun, nominal use of neuter of parádoxos unbelievable, literally, beyond belief. See para-1, orthodox
- Latin paradoxum
- 1530–40
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged puzzle, anomaly, riddle.
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