contradiction in terms
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contradiction in terms
noun contradictions in terms
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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.
Similar: oxymoron, contradictio in terminis
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noun expression in which components contradict one another
| Español | contradicción en los términos |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 自相矛盾的說法 /自相矛盾的说法 zìxiāngmáodùn de shuōfǎ |
| Português | contradição em termos |
| Français | contradiction |
| Deutsch | Widerspruch in sich |
| Italiano | contraddizione, ossimoro |
| Română | contradicție (frazeologică) |
| Русский | логи́ческая несообра́зность logíčeskaja nesoobráznostʹ, противоре́чие protivoréčije |
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