Word of the Day – Aporia

Aporia (noun)

a-por-ee-a

An irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or theory.

Mid 16th century: via late Latin from Greek, from aporos ‘impassable’, from a- ‘without’ + poros ‘passage’.

Example sentences

“The problem is today, most political discussion is just a screaming aporia.”