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he appeared to be clearly confused after reading the instructions.
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George Carlin referred to "military intelligence" as an oxymoron in one of his comedy performances.
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The antonym of an oxymoron is a tautology. For example: "almost exactly" is an oxymoron. "Tiny little" is a tautology.
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An oxymoron is a phrase that has words that counteract eachother. So working vacation is an oxymoron itself.
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An oxymoron is a contradiction that contains irony.
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No. Nor is it a contradiction in terms - which is what most people mean when they say "oxymoron." An oxymoron is a deliberate rhetorical figure.
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There is no real antonym for 'oxymoron'; as close as you can come is 'synonym'.
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'Peace force' would be an oxymoron with the word 'peace' in it.
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Yes. The common part of grammar/speech "Oxymoron", is technicality a, well, oxymoron. The first part of the phrase, "Oxy" means smart, Whereas "Moron", as we know, means dimwitted, or stupid.
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no; an oxymoron is a phrase where the words are opposites of eachother, like loud silence, same difference or living dead. even the word oxymoron is an oxymoron, it's greek for sharp blunt!
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that would be an oxymoron. pls click on link for further explaination http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxymoron that would be an oxymoron. pls click on link for further explaination http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxymoron
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No, an oxymoron is something like this: He is stupid, but very smart.
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"Truthful politician would be an oxymoron," said Mr.Person.
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No, because when the subject was found it was missing, so it is not an oxymoron.
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No, an oxymoron is a self contradictory statement, such as 'cruel kindness'
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The term 'jumbo shrimp' is an example of an oxymoron.
The term 'military intelligence' is not a true oxymoron, but it seems that way sometimes.
He was not the first veterinarian to discover that a 'small elephant' was an oxymoron.
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The term is an oxymoron, which pairs apparently contradictory terms to create a specific, often poetic meaning. Examples include deafening silence, hated affection, or mercy killing.
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Oxymoron = a misfit, mismatch, paradox, incongruity, false note, discord
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an oxymoron can be used to emphasize the relationship between two contradictory terms
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If they were opposite then they would be an oxymoron but, they are the same so, I would say a redundancy.
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If the people in it were complete opposites that would be an oxymoron.
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The oxymoron awfully good means very good. It is an oxymoron because the word "awful" means bad, but in this context it fits next to good.
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No. An oxymoron is a literary device. This is a contradiction in terms.
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No. Both words are synonyms.
True Hoax would be an oxymoron.
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No, this is not an oxymoron. An oxymoron is a figure of speech containing contradictory terms, such as "jumbo shrimp" or "deafening silence." The phrase you provided does not contain contradictory terms, so it is not an oxymoron.
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That could very well be an oxymoron. Yes. "Jumbo shrimp" is an oxymoron because "Jumbo" means "big" and "shrimp" means "small". also, other oxymorons are:
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Business ethics can be humorously called an oxymoron since some people consider "business" to be inherently unethical. However, business ethics is not generally considered an oxymoron.
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When two opposite words are used in one phrase. An example of an oxymoron is "clearly confused"
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No, 'the fury of excitement' is not an oxymoron; 'a fury of ennui.' or 'an apathy of excitement' could qualify.
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