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adjective
- 1. seemingly absurd or self-contradictory: "by glorifying the acts of violence they achieve the paradoxical effect of making them trivial"
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PARADOXICAL definition: 1. seeming impossible or difficult to understand because of containing two opposite facts or…. Learn more.
The meaning of PARADOXICAL is of the nature of a paradox. How to use paradoxical in a sentence.
a statement or situation that may be true but seems impossible or difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics: It’s a strange paradox that people who say you shouldn’t criticize the government criticize it as soon as they disagree with it. paradoxical.
adjective. If something is paradoxical, it involves two facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other. Some sedatives produce the paradoxical effect of making the person more anxious. We were a team of individuals–as paradoxical as that sounds.
Paradoxical definition: having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.. See examples of PARADOXICAL used in a sentence.
paradoxical. adjective. /ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkl/. /ˌpærəˈdɑːksɪkl/. (of a person, thing or situation) having two opposite features and therefore seeming strange. It is paradoxical that some of the poorest people live in some of the richest areas of the country.
1. A statement that seems to contradict itself but may nonetheless be true: the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking. 2. A person, thing, or situation that exhibits inexplicable or contradictory aspects: "The silence of midnight, to speak truly, though apparently a paradox, rung in my ears" (Mary Shelley). 3.
Paradoxical is an adjective that describes a paradox, something with two meanings that don’t make sense together. Its Greek roots translate to “contrary opinion,” and when two different opinions collide in one statement or action, that’s paradoxical.
noun. /ˈpærədɒks/ /ˈpærədɑːks/ [countable] a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and therefore seems strange. He was a paradox—a loner who loved to chat to strangers. It is a curious paradox that professional comedians often have unhappy personal lives. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
Definitions of 'paradoxical' If something is paradoxical, it involves two facts or qualities that seem to contradict each other. [...] More. Synonyms of 'paradoxical' • contradictory, inconsistent, incongruous, ironic [...] More. Collocations with the word 'paradoxical' paradoxical effect somewhat paradoxical. Report an issue.
