English dictionary
oxymoron
/,/A/ks/I/'m/oU/r/A/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., <i>cruel kindness</i>; <i>laborious idleness</i>.
Source: webster1913