paradox

As nouns the difference between metaphor and paradox

is that metaphor is the use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it isn’t, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described, but in the case of English without the words like or as, which would imply a simile while paradox is a self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.{{jump|self-contradictory statement|t|u}.

As nouns the difference between parabole and paradox

is that parabole is parabola while paradox is paradox.

As an adjective ambivalent

is simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.

As a noun paradox is

a self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.{{jump|self-contradictory statement|t|u}.

As an adjective discordant

is not in harmony or accord.

As a noun paradox is

paradox.

As nouns the difference between negation and paradox

is that negation is denial (act of denying) while paradox is paradox.

As nouns the difference between counterargument and paradox

is that counterargument is an argument that is opposed to another argument while paradox is paradox.

As nouns the difference between paradox and anomaly

is that paradox is a self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.{{jump|self-contradictory statement|t|u} while anomaly is a deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal.

As nouns the difference between paradox and paranoid

is that paradox is paradox while paranoid is someone suffering from paranoia.

As an adjective paranoid is

of, related to, or suffering from paranoia.

As nouns the difference between paradox and tension

is that paradox is a self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.{{jump|self-contradictory statement|t|u} while tension is condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.

As a verb tension is

to place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on.

As a noun paradox is

paradox.