The difference between Paradox and Puzzle

When used as nouns, paradox means an apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa, whereas puzzle means anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.

Puzzle is also verb with the meaning: to perplex (someone).

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Paradox as a noun:

An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.

Examples:

"This sentence is false" is a paradox."
Paradox as a noun:

A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.

Examples:

"It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty."
Paradox as a noun:

A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.

Examples:

"Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox."
Paradox as a noun:

A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
Paradox as a noun:

A person or thing having contradictory properties.

Examples:

"He is a paradox; you would not expect him in that political party."
Paradox as a noun:

An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
Paradox as a noun (obsolete):

A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.
Paradox as a noun (uncountable):

The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
Paradox as a noun (uncountable, philosophy):

A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
Paradox as a noun (uncountable, psychotherapy):

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.

Puzzle as a noun:

Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.

Examples:

"Where he went after he left the house is a puzzle."
Puzzle as a noun:

A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.
Puzzle as a noun:

A crossword puzzle.
Puzzle as a noun:

A jigsaw puzzle.
Puzzle as a noun:

A riddle.
Puzzle as a noun (archaic):

Something made with marvellous skill; something of ingenious construction.
Puzzle as a noun:

The state of being puzzled; perplexity.

Examples:

"to be in a puzzle"

Puzzle as a verb (transitive):

To perplex (someone).
Puzzle as a verb (intransitive):

To think long and carefully, in bewilderment.

Examples:

"We puzzled over the curious-shaped lock, but were unable to discover how the key should be inserted."
Puzzle as a verb (transitive):

To make intricate; to entangle.

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