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oxymoron
noun [C] /ˌɒk.sɪˈmɔː.rɒn/
/ˌɑːk.sɪˈmɔːr.ɑːn/ Definition
(Definition of oxymoron noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- answer (sb) back phrasal verb
- apparently adverb
- backtrack verb (CHANGE OPINION)
- change your tune idiom
- contradict verb
- contradiction noun
- defensive adjective
- deniable adjective
- denial noun (NOT ALLOW)
- denial noun (NOT TRUE)
- deny verb (NOT TRUE)
- disabuse verb
- dispute verb
- fly in the face of sth idiom
- I'm a Dutchman idiom
- in the same breath idiom
- make (a) nonsense of sth idiom
- rebut verb
- rebuttal noun
- stand sth on its head idiom
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