2006-10-01 04:30:35 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two normally contradictory terms e.g. deafening silence.
Other examples:-
Government Organization
Alone Together
Personal Computer
Silent Scream
Living Dead
Same Difference
Taped Live
Plastic Glasses
Tight Slacks
Peace Force
Pretty Ugly
Head Butt
Working Vacation
Tax Return
Virtual Reality
Dodge Ram
Work Party
Jumbo Shrimp
Healthy Tan
Microsoft Works
2006-10-01 04:32:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
Raegan Memoirs
2006-10-01 11:54:26 · answer #2 · answered by Lolabel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A saying or phraze that contradicts itself ie:- 'round ice cube' . You can't have a round icecube cubes are 6 sided 3d shapes made from 6 squares. What is actually meant is either ice sphere or ice cuboid!
2006-10-01 11:43:04 · answer #3 · answered by Andielep 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is when you make a phrase out of two opposite words....
Living Dead
Alone Together
Bitter Sweet
Silent Scream
Deafening Noise
2006-10-01 17:50:33 · answer #4 · answered by Kirk_84 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A statement or term that is self-contradictory, containing mutally exclusive elements/
Like 'Military Intelligence', or, under the republicans at least 'Scientific American'
2006-10-01 11:33:13 · answer #5 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxymoron
2006-10-01 11:33:38 · answer #6 · answered by david429835 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Might I add:
Civil service
Civil war
Friendly fire
Homo sapiens
and maybe even
Human rights
2006-10-01 12:19:53 · answer #7 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two words that have been put together that shouldn't go together, like in Blake's London, "marriage hearse"
2006-10-01 15:58:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fun Run
2006-10-01 11:35:07 · answer #9 · answered by gerbiltamer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
contradiction in terms e.g. bigsmall. Two opposing adjectives.
2006-10-01 11:34:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋