<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>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.</li><li>It is a paradox of healthy grief that we must work at it while surrendering to it.</li><li>any person, thing, or situation displaying an apparently contradictory nature: In the media the candidate was called a paradox—an unpopular populist.</li><li>a self-contradictory and false statement, especially one arising from seemingly acceptable premises and correct logical argument.</li><li>time paradox (def 1).</li><li>also called paradox illusion: 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.</li><li>Archaic: an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion.</li></ul>