Paradox vs. Puzzle
Paradoxnoun
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.u
‘"This sentence is false" is a paradox.’;
Puzzlenoun
Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.
‘Where he went after he left the house is a puzzle.’;
Paradoxnoun
A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.s
‘It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.’;
Puzzlenoun
A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.
Paradoxnoun
A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.t
‘Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox.’;
Puzzlenoun
A crossword puzzle.
Paradoxnoun
A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
Puzzlenoun
A jigsaw puzzle.
Paradoxnoun
A person or thing having contradictory properties.t
‘He is a paradox; you would not expect him in that political party.’;
Puzzlenoun
A riddle.
Paradoxnoun
An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth. s
Puzzlenoun
(archaic) Something made with marvellous skill; something of ingenious construction.
Paradoxnoun
(obsolete) A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.
Puzzlenoun
The state of being puzzled; perplexity.
‘to be in a puzzle’;
Paradoxnoun
(uncountable) The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
Puzzleverb
(transitive) To perplex (someone).
Paradoxnoun
A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
Puzzleverb
(intransitive) To think long and carefully, in bewilderment.
‘We puzzled over the curious-shaped lock, but were unable to discover how the key should be inserted.’;
Paradoxnoun
The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.s
Puzzleverb
(transitive) To make intricate; to entangle.
Paradoxnoun
A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact.
‘A gloss there is to color that paradox, and make it appear in show not to be altogether unreasonable.’; ‘This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it proof.’;
Puzzlenoun
Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making.
Paradoxnoun
(logic) a self-contradiction;
‘`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false’;
Puzzlenoun
The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.
Paradoxnoun
a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true
‘the uncertainty principle leads to all sorts of paradoxes, like the particles being in two places at once’;
Puzzleverb
To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus.
‘A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous in puzzling others.’; ‘He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders.’;
Paradoxnoun
a statement or proposition which, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems logically unacceptable or self-contradictory
‘Parmenides was the original advocate of the philosophical power of paradox’; ‘the liar paradox’;
Puzzleverb
To make intricate; to entangle.
‘They disentangle from the puzzled skein.’; ‘The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error.’;
Paradoxnoun
a person or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities
‘cathedrals face the paradox of having enormous wealth in treasures but huge annual expenses’;
Puzzleverb
To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; - followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery.
Paradox
A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation. It is a statement that, despite apparently valid reasoning from true premises, leads to a seemingly self-contradictory or a logically unacceptable conclusion.
Puzzleverb
To be bewildered, or perplexed.
‘A puzzling fool, that heeds nothing.’;
Puzzleverb
To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.
Puzzlenoun
a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution;
‘he loved to solve chessmate puzzles’; ‘that's a real puzzler’;
Puzzlenoun
a toy that tests your ingenuity
Puzzleverb
be a mystery or bewildering to;
‘This beats me!’; ‘Got me--I don't know the answer!’; ‘a vexing problem’; ‘This question really stuck me’;
Puzzleverb
be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide;
‘We puzzled over her sudden departure’;
Puzzle
A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together in a logical way, in order to arrive at the correct or fun solution of the puzzle.
