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(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect. / (loosely, sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms.

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oxymoron

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oxymoron

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɒksɪˈmɔːɹɒn/

Noun

rhetoric broadly proscribed sometimes

(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect. / (loosely, sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms.

Japanese Meaning

（修辞技法として）意図的に対比や矛盾する意味を持つ二つ以上の語を組み合わせて効果を狙う表現法。 / 言葉同士が互いに反対または矛盾する意味を持つことから生じる、意味上の対比や矛盾の表現。