Oxymoron

A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

Ok-si-mor-on

Paradox, Contradiction, Inconsistency

Consistency, Agreement, Harmony

🇮🇳 Hindi → विपरीतार्थक (viparītārthak)

🇮🇳 Bengali → বিপরীতার্থক (biporītārthok)

🇮🇳 Tamil → எதிர்மறை (etirmaṟai)

🇮🇳 Kannada → ವಿರುದ್ಧಾರ್ಥಕ (viruddhārthaka)

🇮🇳 Telugu → విరుద్ధార్థక (viruddhārthaka)

🇮🇳 Urdu → متضاد (mutazad)

🇪🇸 Spanish → Oxímoron

🇫🇷 French → Oxymore

🇩🇪 German → Oxymoron

🇨🇳 Chinese → 矛盾修辞 (máodùn xiūcí)

🇯🇵 Japanese → 矛盾語 (mujun-go)

1. The phrase "deafening silence" is a classic example of an oxymoron.
2. She described the situation as a "bittersweet" moment, which is another oxymoron.
3. The term "jumbo shrimp" is often used to illustrate the concept of an oxymoron.