Oxymoron - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌɑːksɪˈmɔːrɑːn|
Brit.
|ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn|
noun
- conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
Extra examples
The phrase “cruel kindness” is an oxymoron.
As the war went on, “precision bombing” became a comical oxymoron relished by bomber crews with a sense of black humor.
Word forms
noun
singular: oxymoron
plural: oxymorons
singular: oxymoron
plural: oxymorons
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