APORIA


Meaning of APORIA in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.