transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌäk-sē-ˈmȯr-ˌän ]
noun
( plural 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 (as cruel kindness ) ; broadly : something (as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongrous elements
• ox·y·mo·ron·ic -mə-ˈrä-nik, -mȯ- adjective
• ox·y·mo·ron·i·cal·ly -ni-k(ə-)lē adverb