APORIA


Meaning of APORIA in English

[ ə'pɔ:rɪə , ə'pɒrɪə ]

■ noun

1》 an irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or theory.

2》 Rhetoric the expression of doubt.

Derivatives

aporetic adjective

Origin

C16: via late L. from Gk, from aporos 'impassable'.

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