विरोधाभास

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विरोधाभास (virodhābhāsa), from विरोध (virodha, “against, opposite”) +‎ आभास (ābhāsa, “quality, appearance; fallacy”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ɾoː.d̪ʱɑː.bʱɑːs/, [ʋɪ.ɾoː.d̪ʱäː.bʱäːs]

Noun

विरोधाभास • (virodhābhās) m

1. contradiction, opposition, paradox
2. (rhetoric) oxymoron

Declension

Declension of विरोधाभास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विरोधाभास virodhābhās	विरोधाभास virodhābhās
oblique	विरोधाभास virodhābhās	विरोधाभासों virodhābhāsõ
vocative	विरोधाभास virodhābhās	विरोधाभासो virodhābhāso