Oxymoron – Examples and Definition of Oxymoron

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. The Greek compound word ὀξύμωρον oksýmōron, which corresponds to the Latin formation, does not appear in any known ancient Greek works before the formation of the Latin word.

Types and Examples
In the narrow sense, there is a liberal device used by the Oxymoron speaker intentionally, and intended to be understood by the listener in this way. In the more extended sense, the word “oxymoron” has been applied to unknown or contingent contrasts in the case of “dead metaphors” (“hard wearing” or “very good”). Read More

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