Paradox | Mean of paradox in English Dictionary

/ˈperəˌdɑːks/

• Noun
• something (such as a situation) that is made up of two opposite things and that seems impossible but is actually true or possible
1. It is a paradox that computers need maintenance so often, since they are meant to save people time.
• someone who does two things that seem to be opposite to each other or who has qualities that are opposite
1. As an actor, he's a paradox—he loves being in the public eye but also deeply values and protects his privacy.
• a statement that seems to say two opposite things but that may be true

• the use of such statements in writing or speech
1. a novel full of paradox