ˌäksə̇ˈmōrˌän, -sēˈm- noun
( plural oxymo·ra -ōrə)
Etymology: Greek oxymōron, from neuter of oxymōros pointedly foolish, from oxy- oxy- (I) + moros dull, foolish — more at moron
: a combination for epigrammatic effect of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness, laborious idleness )
• ox·y·mo·ron·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_mə|ränik adjective