paradoxical

Adjective

Seemingly absurd or self-contradictory.

ریشه

From Latin 'paradoxum', from Greek 'paradoxon' meaning 'contrary to expectation'.

مثال

• It may seem paradoxical to say that the defeat was also a victory.
• The paradoxical effect of the drug is that it can both stimulate and depress the nervous system.
• His paintings are paradoxical, for they are both simple and complex.

ترکیب‌های رایج

paradoxical effect paradoxical situation paradoxical result