aporia Meaning, Definition & Usage

A*po"ri*a noun
Etymology
L., doubt, Gr. , fr. without passage, at a loss; priv. + passage.
Wordforms
plural Aporias
Definitions
  1. (Rhet.) A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc.

Webster 1913