contradiction in terms
Noun
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Noun
contradiction in terms
- 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.
- "A miniature giant" is a contradiction in terms.
- oxymoron (considered incorrect in formal usage – see the usage notes at oxymoron)
- contradictio in terminis
- French: contradiction
- German: Widerspruch in sich
- Italian: contraddizione, ossimoro
- Portuguese: contradição em termos
- Russian: логический
- Spanish: contradicción en los términos
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