paradox

noun

/ˈpærədɒks/

/ˈpærədɑːks/

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[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
- The author tackles one of the deepest paradoxes of life.
- The facts pose something of a paradox.
- the paradox in the relationship between creativity and psychosis
- The paradox about time is that it seems to go faster as we become older and less active.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- apparent
- seeming
- great
- …
verb + paradox
- create
- pose
- present
- …
preposition
- paradox about
- paradox between
- paradox in
- …
phrases
- by a curious paradox
See full entry
[countable, uncountable] a statement containing two opposite ideas that make it seem impossible or unlikely, although it is probably true; the use of this in writing
- ‘More haste, less speed’ is a well-known paradox.
- It's a work full of paradox and ambiguity.
Wordfinder
- alliteration
- euphemism
- figure of speech
- hyperbole
- image
- litotes
- metaphor
- metonymy
- onomatopoeia
- paradox
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1, Languagec1

Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally denoting a statement contrary to accepted opinion): via late Latin from Greek paradoxon ‘contrary (opinion)’, neuter adjective used as a noun, from para- ‘distinct from’ + doxa ‘opinion’.

单词	paradox
释义	paradox noun /ˈpærədɒks/ /ˈpærədɑːks/ jump to other results [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 The author tackles one of the deepest paradoxes of life. The facts pose something of a paradox. the paradox in the relationship between creativity and psychosis The paradox about time is that it seems to go faster as we become older and less active. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective apparent seeming great … verb + paradox create pose present … preposition paradox about paradox between paradox in … phrases by a curious paradox See full entry [countable, uncountable] a statement containing two opposite ideas that make it seem impossible or unlikely, although it is probably true; the use of this in writing ‘More haste, less speed’ is a well-known paradox. It's a work full of paradox and ambiguity. Wordfinder alliteration euphemism figure of speech hyperbole image litotes metaphor metonymy onomatopoeia paradox Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1, Languagec1 Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally denoting a statement contrary to accepted opinion): via late Latin from Greek paradoxon ‘contrary (opinion)’, neuter adjective used as a noun, from para- ‘distinct from’ + doxa ‘opinion’.
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