English Explanatory Dictionary

contradiction in terms

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phrase or expression in which the component words contradict one another, often unintentionally, or are claimed to do so when seen from a particular point of view.

Word forms

contradiction in terms contradictions in terms

Synonyms

oxymoron contradictio in terminis
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