■ noun
1》 a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that may in fact be true.
↘an apparently sound statement or proposition which leads to a logically unacceptable conclusion.
2》 a person or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities.
Derivatives
~ical adjective
~ically adverb
Origin
C16 (orig. denoting a statement contrary to accepted opinion): via late L. from Gk ~on 'contrary (opinion)'.