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paradoxical

[par-uh-dok-si-kuhl] / ˌpær əˈdɒk sɪ kəl /














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Paradoxical suppression occurs when an effort to restrain a thought, feeling, or behavior produces the opposite effect, intensifying rather than diminishing it.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

Paradoxical indeed, as one among his detail asks if I will take a selfie with him.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2016

Paradoxical /par-uh-DOK-si-kuhl/ adjective: having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.

From Time • Jul. 27, 2015

Paradoxical as it seems, working with newfangled technology and old-fashioned pep talks Mr. Harrell makes singers sound even more like themselves.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2012

Paradoxical as the statement seems, defeat contains brighter prospects for her than victory.

From The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone by Wood, Eric Fisher




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