oxymoron
/ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn/noun
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विरोधाभासी शब्द-युग्म
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a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other
विरोधाभासी शब्द-युग्म
- 'Bitter sweet' and 'deafening silence' are oxymorons.
- 'Jumbo shrimp' is a funny oxymoron because the two words contradict each other.
- An oxymoron such as 'living death' is a favourite device of writers.
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- My teacher said 'organised chaos' is a good example of an oxymoron.
- Is 'open secret' an oxymoron, or does it simply mean something everyone knows?
Synonyms contradiction in terms paradox antithesis
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contradiction in terms paradox antithesis
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ox·y·mo·ron
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
An oxymoron puts two opposite words together ('open secret', 'deafening silence', 'living dead', 'cruel kindness'); a paradox is a statement that seems contradictory but may be true ('The child is father of the man'); antithesis places opposite ideas in balanced phrases ('To err is human, to forgive divine').
अलंकार बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: oxymoron दो विपरीत शब्दों को साथ रखता है ('open secret', 'deafening silence', 'living dead', 'cruel kindness'); paradox (विरोधाभास) ऐसा कथन है जो विरोधी लगे पर सच हो सकता है ('The child is father of the man'); antithesis संतुलित वाक्यांशों में विपरीत विचार रखता है ('To err is human, to forgive divine')।