1. a statement or situation that seems contradictory or impossible but may actually be true or possible
2. a person or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities

Examples

• It’s a paradox that the more choices we have, the harder it becomes to choose.
• The paradox of thrift suggests that if everyone saves money, the economy suffers.
• She was a paradox: shy in person but bold in her writing.
• The famous paradox asks: ‘Can an all-powerful being create a stone too heavy for itself to lift?’
• His success was a paradox since he had no formal training.
• The paradox of tolerance questions whether a tolerant society should tolerate intolerance.