aporia
Definition of aporia, meaning of aporia
Noun
aporia (plural: aporiae)
- a figure of speech in which the speaker pauses rhetorically to express uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed: How can I describe the beauty of the desert?.
- An insoluble contradiction in a text"s meaning.
- Any kind of logical impasse suggested by a text or speaker.
Synonyms:
impasse, paradox, contradiction