Meaning of Oxymoron : Examples and Definition of Oxymoron

Definition of oxymoron
: Combination of contradictory or incompatible words (such as cruel kindness)
Widely: some (such as a concept) that are made of contradictory or incompatible elements

An oxymoron (normal plural oxymoron, the more rare oxymoron) is a moderate device that uses a clear self-contradiction to portray a moderate point or reveal contradiction. For O & M’s 1902, another common meaning of “contradiction in words” (essentially not necessary) has been recorded.

This word has been first recorded in Latinos Greek  Maurus Servius Honoratus (C. AD 400) as Latin Greek oxymōrum; This Greek ὀξύς oksús is taken from “fast, eager, point” and μωρός mōros “sluggish, stupid, stupid”; As it was, “sharp-dull”, “keenly stupid”, or “pointedly foolish”. Oxymoron is an autological term, that is, it is an example of oxymoron itself. Read More

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