# paradox

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** C1 (Advanced)
- **Part of speech:** noun
- **Pronunciation:** /ˈpærədɒks/
- **English:** a situation or statement that seems impossible but may be true
- **Persian:** پارادوکس، تناقض‌نما

## Example

> It is a paradox that more choice can make us less happy.
> این یک تناقض‌نماست که انتخاب بیشتر می‌تواند ما را ناخشنودتر کند.

## Word forms

- adjective: paradoxical

## Synonyms

contradiction

## Common phrases

- a paradox of
- seeming paradox
- resolve a paradox

## Related words

- [arbitrary](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/arbitrary): decided by chance or personal choice rather than by reason (C1)
- [bias](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/bias): an unfair preference for or against someone or something (C1)
- [contemplate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/contemplate): to think about something for a long time (C1)
- [discrepancy](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/discrepancy): a difference between things that should be the same (C1)
- [ostensibly](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/ostensibly): seeming to be true but possibly not (C1)
- [pragmatic](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/pragmatic): dealing with problems in a practical, sensible way (C1)
- [scrutiny](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/scrutiny): careful and detailed examination (C1)
- [analyse](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/analyse): to study something carefully in order to understand it (B2)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/paradox