A phrase
combining two contradictory terms.The most common form of oxymoron involves an
adjective–noun or a noun-verb combination of two words.
Ex:And faith
unfaithful kept him falsely true.(A line from Tennyson's Idylls of the King),
Feather of
lead,
bright
smoke,
cold fire,
sick health,
Dark
light,
Living dead (but has been used for a type of supernatural being),
Living dead (but has been used for a type of supernatural being),
Guest host
(also: Permanent guest host),
Crazy
wisdom,
Mournful
optimis,
Violent
relaxation (but has been used as a technical term in development of galaxies),
True
Religion,
"The
silence whistles" (from Nathan Alterman's "Summer Night"),
"The
Sound of Silence" (song of Simon & Garfunkel)
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