oxymoron

/AA0 K S IY1 M AO1 R AA0 N/
noun
  1. 1

    A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.

  2. 2

    (sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms.

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