n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' po ̇ r- ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: French aporie, ultimately from Greek aporia difficulty, perplexity, from aporos impassable, from a- + poros passage ― more at FARE
Date: circa 1550
1 : an expression of real or pretended doubt or uncertainty especially for rhetorical effect
2 : a logical impasse or contradiction especially : a radical contradiction in the import of a text or theory that is seen in deconstruction as inevitable