aporia

Meaning

1. (rhetoric) An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.
2. An insoluble contradiction, especially in a text's meaning; a logical impasse suggested by a text or speaker.

Translations

aporie

Aporie

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aporía

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απορία

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onzekerheid

twijfel

onoplosbaar probleem

aporia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈpɔːɹɪə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aporia, from Ancient Greek ἀπορία (aporía), from ἄπορος (áporos, “impassable”), from ἀ- (a-, “a-”) + πόρος (póros, “passage”).