Paradox
nRoot wordWord familyPronunciationSSC PYQ × 8/pˈɛrədɑks/ · पैरडॉक्स
A statement that may seem contradictory but can be true
The use of statements that seem strange because they involve two ideas or qualities that are very different.
a statement that seems contradictory but may be true
विरोधाभास, जो उलटा लगे पर सच हो सकता है
विरोधाभास
It is a paradox that revising less can score more.
The essay opens with a neat paradox.
It is a paradox that silence can be loud.
Daily use: Paradox hai ki kam padh kar zyada number aaye.
Paradox में para यानी विरुद्ध और dox यानी मत, वही जो orthodox में है। जो बात आम मत के उल्टी लगे पर सच हो सकती हो — 'जितना सीखो, उतना कम जानो' — वह paradox।
PARA means 'against' and DOX means 'opinion', the same 'dox' as in orthodox. A paradox goes against common opinion: it sounds contradictory, yet it can be true — 'the more you learn, the less you know'.
Paradox विरोधाभासी सत्य है, oxymoron दो विपरीत शब्दों का जोड़ा (bittersweet, deafening silence); synonym options: contradiction, anomaly, puzzle।
A paradox is a seemingly contradictory truth, while an oxymoron puts two opposite words side by side (bittersweet, deafening silence); synonyms offered are contradiction, anomaly and puzzle.