aporia

Meanings

Plural: aporias

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

contradiction, impasse, paradox

Scrabble Score: 8

aporia is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
aporia is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
aporia is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

aporia is a valid Words With Friends word