विरोधाभास

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

विरोधाभास • (virodhābhāsm

  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