transcription, транскрипция: [ pærədɒksɪk(ə)l ]
If something is paradoxical , it involves two facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other.
Some sedatives produce the paradoxical effect of making the person more anxious...
ADJ
• para‧doxi‧cal‧ly
Paradoxically, the less you have to do the more you may resent the work that does come your way.
ADV : usu ADV with cl / group , ADV with v