aporia

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Synonyms: aponia, acoria, apoxia, apodia, poria, aphoria, apria

Antonyms: aponia, acoria, apoxia, apodia, poria, aphoria, apria

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.
2. {{lb|en|philosophy|post-structuralism}} An apparently [[insoluble]] [[contradiction]] or [[tension]], especially in a text's meaning; a logical [[impasse]] suggested by a text or speaker; a [[paradox]].

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