Advertisement
Advertisement
View synonyms for oxymoron
oxymoron
[ ok-si-mawr-on, -mohr- ]
noun
, Rhetoric.
, plural ox·y·mo·ra [ok-si-, mawr, -, uh, -, mohr, -, uh], ox·y·mor·ons.
- a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”
oxymoron
/ ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn /
noun
- rhetoric an epigrammatic effect, by which contradictory terms are used in conjunction
living death
fiend angelical
oxymoron
- A rhetorical device in which two seemingly contradictory words are used together for effect: “She is just a poor little rich girl.”
Discover More
Other Words From
- ox·y·mo·ron·ic [ok-see-m, uh, -, ron, -ik], adjective
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of oxymoron1
C17: via New Latin from Greek oxumōron, from oxus sharp + mōros stupid
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse