paradox

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A statement that seems to contradict itself but may still be true.

   "This sentence is false" is a famous paradox.

2. 2
   noun

   A situation that seems strange because it combines opposite features.

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

Simplified etymology

Paradox entered English through late Latin from Greek paradoxon, meaning “contrary opinion.” It combines para-, “distinct from,” with doxa, “opinion,” and originally denoted a statement contrary to accepted belief.

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

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