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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

In her memoir, Paradoxical Undressing, she captures what it’s like to be young and starting out, but this is a grazed reality, the top layer of skin stripped clean away.

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2015

Paradoxical as it may seem, there are yet some cases, even upon the ocean, in which steam can transport freight cheaper than the winds of heaven.

From Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post by Rainey, Thomas




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