Aporia Definition
ə-pôrē-ə
aporias
noun
A figure of speech in which the speaker expresses or purports to be in doubt about a question.
American Heritage
A difficulty, as in a philosophical or literary text, caused by an indeterminacy of meaning for which no resolution seems possible.
Webster's New World
An insoluble contradiction or paradox in a text's meanings.
American Heritage
A condition of uncertainty or skeptical doubt resulting from this.
Webster's New World
(rhetoric) An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.
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Other Word Forms of Aporia
Noun
Singular:
aporia
Plural:
aporiasOrigin of Aporia
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Greek aporiā difficulty of passing from aporos impassable a- without a–1 poros passage per-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin aporia, from Ancient Greek ἀπορία (aporia), from ἄπορος (aporos, “impassable”), from ἀ- (a-, “a-”) + πόρος (poros, “passage”).
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