[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth:“Less is more” is a paradox often repeated in the arts and other fields.It is a paradox of healthy grief that we must work at it while surrendering to it.", "any person, thing, or situation displaying an apparently contradictory nature:In the media the candidate was called a paradox—an unpopular populist.Synonyms: riddle , anomaly , puzzle", "a self-contradictory and false statement, especially one arising from seemingly acceptable premises and correct logical argument.", "time paradox(def1) time paradox(def1).", "Also calledpar·a·dox il·lu·sion[par, -, uh, -doks i-loo-zh, uh, n].an optical illusion depicting an impossible object, often a two-dimensional figure that the viewer intuitively interprets as representing a three-dimensional one, but which cannot actually exist in three dimensions: brought to popular attention especially by the work of M. C. Escher M. C. Escher.", "Archaic.an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion."]}]