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Paradox

/pˈɛrəˌdɑks/
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(noun) An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.

The paradox of sport is that it bonds as it divides.
More haste, less speed is a paradox.
CEFR Practice Quiz
It is a ____ that the more choices people have, the less satisfied they often feel with their decisions.

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