A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
A person or thing having contradictory properties.
A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.
A possible adverse event or outcome.
A borrower (such as a mortgage-holder or person with a credit card).
An entity insured by an insurer.
The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur.
The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event.
The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
A type of adverse event covered under an insurance policy.
A financial product (typically an investment).
A thing (from the perspective of how likely or unlikely it is to cause an adverse effect).
To incur risk as a result of (doing something).
To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing.
To incur risk of (something).