oxymoron

/ˌɑkˈsiˈmɔɹɑn/

a combination of contradictory terms

oxymoron in a sentence

“Deafening silence and living dead are oxymorons.”

Greek oxymoros pointedly foolish from oxys sharp + moros foolish

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