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Summary

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paradox:
- ongerijmdheid; absurditeit; onzinnigheid; dwaasheid; idioterie; onverstand
Wiktionary:
- paradox → paradox, tegenspraak
- paradox → paradox

English

Detailed Translations for paradoxes from English to Dutch

paradox:

paradox [the ~] noun

the paradox (absurdity; incongruity)
de ongerijmdheid; de absurditeit; de onzinnigheid; de dwaasheid; de idioterie; het onverstand
- ongerijmdheid [de ~ (v)] noun
- absurditeit [de ~ (v)] noun
- onzinnigheid [de ~ (v)] noun
- dwaasheid [de ~ (v)] noun
- idioterie [de ~ (v)] noun
- onverstand [het ~] noun

Translation Matrix for paradox:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
absurditeit	absurdity; incongruity; paradox
dwaasheid	absurdity; incongruity; paradox	folly; foolishness; idiocy; lunacy
idioterie	absurdity; incongruity; paradox	backwardness; folly; foolishness; idiocy; lunacy; preposterousness; retardation; rubbish
ongerijmdheid	absurdity; incongruity; paradox
onverstand	absurdity; incongruity; paradox
onzinnigheid	absurdity; incongruity; paradox	barrenness; fruitlessness; infertility

Related Words for "paradox":

paradoxes

Synonyms for "paradox":

contradiction; contradiction in terms

Related Definitions for "paradox":

(logic) a statement that contradicts itself¹
- `I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false¹

Wiktionary Translations for paradox:

paradox

noun

an apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true (jump)
- paradox → paradox
in logic: a self-contradictory statement (jump)
- paradox → paradox; tegenspraak

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• paradox	→ paradox	↔ paradoxe — Proposition contraire à l'opinion commune

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University