paradoxes

noun

1. An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.“"This sentence is false" is a paradox.”
2. A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.“It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.”
3. A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.“Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox.”
4. A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.