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Aporia
noun
/əˈpɔːɹɪə/
Word Frequency:
0.2
Definitions
1.
noun
An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.
2.
noun
(post-structuralism) An insoluble contradiction in a text's meaning; a logical impasse suggested by a text or speaker.
Synonyms
contradiction
impasse
paradox
addubitation
reticence
preterition
apodioxis
apocrisis
aversio
brachylogy
aureation
aparithmesis
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