paradoxically

• Adverb, das eine Situation oder Aussage beschreibt, die widersprüchlich oder absurd erscheint, aber eine tiefere Wahrheit enthalten kann; es weist darauf hin, dass etwas entgegen üblichen Erwartungen oder der Logik geschieht.

An adverb used to describe a situation or statement that seems contradictory or absurd but may contain a deeper truth. It indicates that something occurs in a way that defies conventional expectation or logic.

1. Contradictory but trueB2formal

   In a way that seems contradictory or opposed to common sense, yet may be true.

   Paradoxerweise

   • Paradoxically, the more he tried to relax, the more stressed he became.
   • The drug, paradoxically, can cause the very symptoms it is meant to treat.
   • Paradoxically, the quietest student in class often has the most insightful ideas.

   Synonymecontradictorilycontrarilyillogicallyincongruouslyinconsistentlyironically