Oxymoron
ox•y•mo•ron
Pronunciation: \ˌäk-sē-ˈmȯr-ˌän\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ox•y•mo•rons also ox•y•mo•ra \-ˈmȯr-ə\
Etymology: Late Greek oxymōron, from neuter of oxymōros pointedly foolish, from Greek oxys sharp, keen + mōros foolish
Date: 1657
: a combination of contradictory or incongruous words: something (as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly” or “Rush Limbaugh had a heart attack”
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