"paradox" meaning in English

See paradox in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpæɹ.əˌdɒks/ [UK], /ˈpæɹ.əˌdɑks/ (note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈpɛɹ.əˌdɑks/ (note: Mary–marry–merry merger) Audio: en-us-paradox.ogg Forms: paradoxes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos, “unexpected, strange”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deḱ-}}, {{bor|en|frm|paradoxe}} Middle French paradoxe, {{bor|en|la|paradoxum}} Latin paradoxum, {{bor|en|grc|παράδοξος||unexpected, strange}} Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos, “unexpected, strange”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paradox (countable and uncountable, plural paradoxes)
  1. An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (in logic: a self-contradictory statement): paradoks (Afrikaans), 悖論 (Chinese Mandarin), 悖论 (bèilùn) (Chinese Mandarin), 矛盾 (máodùn) (Chinese Mandarin), 佯謬 (Chinese Mandarin), 佯谬 (yángmiù) (Chinese Mandarin), paradox [masculine] (Dutch), tegenspraak [feminine] (Dutch), paradoksi (Finnish), paradoxe [masculine] (French), antinomie [feminine] (French), Paradoxon [neuter] (German), παράδοξο (parádoxo) [neuter] (Greek), 矛盾 (mujun) (Japanese), パラドックス (paradokkusu) (Japanese), парадокс (paradoks) (Kazakh), оғаштық (oğaştyq) (Kazakh), 모순 (mosun) (alt: 矛盾) (Korean), 자가당착 (jagadangchak) (alt: 自家撞着) (Korean), paradokss [masculine] (Latvian), paradoks [masculine] (Polish), paradoxo [masculine] (Portuguese), paradacs [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), frith-chosamhlachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), paradoks [masculine] (Slovene), paradoja [feminine] (Spanish), paradox [common-gender] (Swedish), paradoks (Turkish), çelişki (Turkish), nghịch lý (Vietnamese), פּאַראַדאָקס (paradoks) [masculine] (Yiddish)
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  2. A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (counterintuitive outcome): shocker [informal]
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  3. A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  4. A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  5. A person or thing having contradictory properties. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Logic, Rhetoric Synonyms (person or thing with contradictory properties): juxtaposition, contradiction Translations (person or thing with contradictory properties): 矛盾的人 (máodùn de rén) (Chinese Mandarin), 矛盾的事物 (máodùn de shìwù) (Chinese Mandarin), 矛盾的事情 (máodùn de shìqing) (Chinese Mandarin), kummajainen (Finnish), αντίφαση (antífasi) [feminine] (Greek), パラドックス (paradokkusu) (Japanese)
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  6. An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (unanswerable question): puzzle, quandary, riddle, enigma, koan
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  7. (obsolete) A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
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  8. (uncountable) The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing. Tags: uncountable
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  9. (uncountable, philosophy) A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
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  10. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychotherapy, Rhetoric Synonyms (therapy practice): reverse psychology
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: paradox acacia Related terms: paradoxical, paradoxically, paradoxician, paradoxism, paradoxling, paradoxology, paradoxy Translations (apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true): paradoks (Afrikaans), պարադոքս (paradokʻs) (Armenian), հարակարծություն (harakarcutʻyun) (Armenian), paradoxa [feminine] (Asturian), نامعقوللق (nāmeqūlluq) (Azerbaijani), paradoks (Azerbaijani), парадо́кс (paradóks) [masculine] (Belarusian), হেঁয়ালি (hẽẏali) (Bengali), парадо́кс (paradóks) [masculine] (Bulgarian), paradoxa [feminine] (Catalan), paradox [masculine] (Catalan), 悖論 (Chinese Mandarin), 悖论 (bèilùn) (Chinese Mandarin), 矛盾 (máodùn) (Chinese Mandarin), 佯謬 (Chinese Mandarin), 佯谬 (yángmiù) (Chinese Mandarin), paradox [masculine] (Czech), paradox [masculine] (Dutch), paradokso (Esperanto), paradoksi (Finnish), paradoxe [masculine] (French), paradoxo [masculine] (Galician), პარადოქსი (ṗaradoksi) (Georgian), Paradoxon [neuter] (German), Paradox [neuter] (German), παραδοξολογία (paradoxología) [feminine] (Greek), פרדוקס (Hebrew), असत्याभास (asatyābhās) [masculine] (Hindi), paradoxon (Hungarian), paradoks (Indonesian), paradosso [masculine] (Italian), 逆説 (gyakusetsu) (alt: ぎゃくせつ) (Japanese), パラドックス (paradokkusu) (Japanese), 矛盾 (mujun) (alt: むじゅん) (Japanese), оғаштық (oğaştyq) (Kazakh), 역설 (yeokseol) (alt: 逆説) (Korean), 패러독스 (paereodokseu) (Korean), paradoxum [neuter] (Latin), paradokss [masculine] (Latvian), paradoksas [masculine] (Lithuanian), парадо́кс (paradóks) [masculine] (Macedonian), paradoks (Norwegian), paradòxa [feminine] (Occitan), paradoks [masculine] (Polish), paradoxo [masculine] (Portuguese), paradox [neuter] (Romanian), парадо́кс (paradóks) [masculine] (Russian), paradacs [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), frith-chosamhlachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), парадокс [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), paradoks [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), paradoks [masculine] (Slovene), protislovje [neuter] (Slovene), paradoja [feminine] (Spanish), paradox [common-gender] (Swedish), baligho (Tagalog), ปฏิทรรศน์ (Thai), paradoks (Turkish), çelişki (Turkish), paradoks (Turkmen), парадо́кс (paradóks) [masculine] (Ukrainian), nghịch lý (Vietnamese), פּאַראַדאָקס (paradoks) [masculine] (Yiddish)
Hyponyms: Abilene paradox, Achilles paradox, Allais paradox, archer's paradox, arrow paradox, Arrow paradox, Arrow's paradox, Baker's paradox, Banach-Tarski paradox, barber paradox, Benardete's paradox, Berkson's paradox, Berry paradox, Bertrand's paradox, Bhartrhari's paradox, birthday paradox, Blub paradox, bootstrap paradox, boy or girl paradox, Burali-Forti paradox, clock paradox, Curry's paradox, C-value paradox, d'Alembert's paradox, diamond-water paradox, Easterlin paradox, Ehrenfest paradox, Ellsberg paradox, envelope paradox, Epimenides paradox, European paradox, exchange paradox, Fermi paradox, French paradox, Galileo's paradox, gentle murder paradox, Gibson's paradox, Girard's paradox, grandfather paradox, Grelling-Nelson paradox, Grim Reaper paradox, hangman paradox, Hawking's paradox, Hempel's paradox, Hooper's paradox, hydrostatic paradox, infinite hotel paradox, information paradox, interesting number paradox, Jevons paradox, Klein paradox, lek paradox, Levinthal's paradox, liar paradox, liar's paradox, Löb's paradox, Loschmidt's paradox, micro-macro paradox, Moravec's paradox, necktie paradox, Newcomb's paradox, observer's paradox, Olbers' paradox, paradox of fiction, paradox of saving, paradox of thrift, paradox of tolerance, paradox sunflower, Parrondo's paradox, Pepsi paradox, Petersburg paradox, Peto's paradox, potato paradox, raven paradox, region-beta paradox, Richard's paradox, Ross-Littlewood paradox, Russell's paradox, Sagan's paradox, Saint Petersburg paradox, Siegel's paradox, Simpson's paradox, Smale's paradox, sorites paradox, St. Petersburg paradox, submarine paradox, Supplee's paradox, surprise test paradox, tea leaf paradox, Tullock paradox, twin paradox, twins paradox, unexpected hanging paradox, Weyl's paradox, Yablo's paradox, Zeno's paradox Disambiguation of 'apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true': 18 7 20 10 10 1 2 10 20 3

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "paradokʻs",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "պարադոքս"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "harakarcutʻyun",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "հարակարծություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "roman": "nāmeqūlluq",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "نامعقوللق"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "paradoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "paradóks",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парадо́кс"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "hẽẏali",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "হেঁয়ালি"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "paradóks",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парадо́кс"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradox"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "悖論"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bèilùn",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "悖论"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "máodùn",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "矛盾"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "佯謬"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yángmiù",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "佯谬"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradox"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradox"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "paradokso"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "paradoksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoxe"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoxo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗaradoksi",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "პარადოქსი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Paradoxon"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Paradox"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "paradoxología",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "παραδοξολογία"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "פרדוקס"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "asatyābhās",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "असत्याभास"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "paradoxon"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "paradoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradosso"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぎゃくせつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gyakusetsu",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "逆説"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "paradokkusu",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "パラドックス"
    },
    {
      "alt": "むじゅん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mujun",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "矛盾"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "oğaştyq",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "оғаштық"
    },
    {
      "alt": "逆説",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yeokseol",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "역설"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "paereodokseu",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "패러독스"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "paradoxum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradokss"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoksas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "paradóks",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парадо́кс"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "paradoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paradòxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoxo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "paradox"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "paradóks",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парадо́кс"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradacs"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frith-chosamhlachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парадокс"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "protislovje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "paradox"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "baligho"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "ปฏิทรรศน์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "paradoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "çelişki"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "paradoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "paradóks",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парадо́кс"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "word": "nghịch lý"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "paradoks",
      "sense": "apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "פּאַראַדאָקס"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "paradoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "悖論"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bèilùn",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "悖论"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "máodùn",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "矛盾"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "佯謬"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yángmiù",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "佯谬"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradox"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tegenspraak"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "paradoksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoxe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antinomie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Paradoxon"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "parádoxo",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "παράδοξο"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mujun",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "矛盾"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "paradokkusu",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "パラドックス"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "paradoks",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "парадокс"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "oğaştyq",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "оғаштық"
    },
    {
      "alt": "矛盾",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mosun",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "모순"
    },
    {
      "alt": "自家撞着",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jagadangchak",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "자가당착"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradokss"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoxo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradacs"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frith-chosamhlachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paradoja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "paradox"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "paradoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "çelişki"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "word": "nghịch lý"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "paradoks",
      "sense": "in logic: a self-contradictory statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "פּאַראַדאָקס"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "máodùn de rén",
      "sense": "person or thing with contradictory properties",
      "word": "矛盾的人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "máodùn de shìwù",
      "sense": "person or thing with contradictory properties",
      "word": "矛盾的事物"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "máodùn de shìqing",
      "sense": "person or thing with contradictory properties",
      "word": "矛盾的事情"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person or thing with contradictory properties",
      "word": "kummajainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "antífasi",
      "sense": "person or thing with contradictory properties",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αντίφαση"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "paradokkusu",
      "sense": "person or thing with contradictory properties",
      "word": "パラドックス"
    }
  ],
  "word": "paradox"
}

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