OXYMORON

Oxymoron

An oxymoron is a figure of speech that juxtaposes apparently contradictory elements . Oxymora appear in a variety of contexts, including inadvertent errors such as ground pilot and literary oxymorons crafted to reveal a paradox.

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oxymoron

Noun

  1. A figure of speech in which two words with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.
  2. A contradiction in terms.


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