Paradox
Paradox /ˈpær.ə.dɒks/ US /ˈper.ə.dɑːks/ noun
a situation or statement which seems impossible or is difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics, inconsistency, irony, contradiction, oxymoron, absurdity, enigma, puzzle:
It’s a curious paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.
Parts of Speech
- Adjective: paradoxical
- Adverb: paradoxically
