Definitions for aporia

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aporia a·po·ri·a

Spelling: [uh-pawr-ee-uh, uh-pohr

IPA: /əˈpɔr i ə, əˈpoʊr-/

Aporia is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 78 anagrams from letters in aporia (aaiopr).

Definitions for aporia

noun

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.

Origin of aporia

1580-90; Late Latin Greek: state of being at a loss, equivalent to ápor(os) impassable (see a-⁶, pore²) + -ia Examples for aporia

Often Socratic conversation induces utter confusion—the ancient Greek word is aporia—and ends with no clear solution to a problem.