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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAporía
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-po-ɾi-a
"El argumento filosófico desemboca en una aporía."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An irresolvable internal contradiction or logical impasse in a text, argument, or theory.
"Deconstructive criticism often seeks to expose the underlying aporia within a literary text." - 2
A rhetorical device in which a speaker expresses real or simulated doubt or perplexity.
"The politician used aporia to feign confusion over the complex allegations before delivering his rebuttal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from ancient Greek aporia, meaning impasse or lack of resources, formed from a- ('without') plus poros ('passage' or 'way'). Entering philosophical discourse via rhetorical and deconstructive traditions, it historically denotes an irresolvable internal contradiction or a state of bewilderment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aporia" is said worldwide
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Aporie
Transliteration: a-po-ri
"Le texte philosophique débouche sur une aporie insoluble."
Aporie
Transliteration: a-po-ʁiː
"Diese Argumentation führt direkt in eine theoretische Aporie."
Aporia
Transliteration: a-po-ri-a
"Il saggio evidenzia l'aporia fondamentale del sistema."
Aporía
Transliteration: a-po-ɾi-a
"El argumento filosófico desemboca en una aporía."
Aporia
Transliteration: a-po-ɾi-ɐ
"O autor confronta o leitor com uma aporia lógica."
अनिर्णय की स्थिति
Transliteration: anirnay ki sthiti
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस दार्शनिक विचार ने एक गंभीर अनिर्णय की स्थिति पैदा कर दी।"
困境
Transliteration: kùnjìng
Script: 中文汉字
"这个悖论将辩论引向了一个理论困境。"
아포리아
Transliteration: aporia
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 철학적 논증은 해결할 수 없는 아포리아에 빠진다."
アポリア
Transliteration: aporia
Script: 日本語
"その難問は哲学的なアポリアを浮き彫りにした。"
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