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Definitions for Aporia
[1] Rhetoric . the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
[2] Logic , Philosophy . a difficulty encountered in establishing the theoretical truth of a proposition, created by the presence of evidence both for and against it.
[3] rhetoric a doubt, real or professed, about what to do or say
[4] philosophy puzzlement occasioned by the raising of philosophical objections without any proffered solutions, esp in the works of Socrates
Words nearby Aporia
apoplexy, apoprotein, apoptosis, apopyle, aporepressor, aporia, aport, aposematic, aposematic coloration, aposiopesis, apospory
Origin of Aporia
1580–90; < Late Latin < Greek: state of being at a loss, equivalent to ápor(os ) impassable (see a-6, pore2) + -ia -ia
Word origin for Aporia
C16: from Greek, literally: a state of being at a loss