Translation of "oxymoron" into German

Oxymoron, Widerspruch in sich, Zusammenstellung einander widersprechender Begriffe are the top translations of "oxymoron" into German.

oxymoron noun grammar

(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect. [..]

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  • Oxymoron

    noun neuter

    figure of speech [..]

    Who knows the difference between a metaphor... and an oxymoron?

    Wer erklärt den Unterschied zwischen einer Metapher und einem Oxymoron?

  • Widerspruch in sich

    noun masculine

    The phrase 'honest politician' is an oxymoron.

    Der Ausdruck 'ehrlicher Politiker' ist ein Widerspruch in sich.

  • Zusammenstellung einander widersprechender Begriffe

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  • Oxymoron

    noun Noun

    Oxymoron (Band)

    Who knows the difference between a metaphor... and an oxymoron?

    Wer erklärt den Unterschied zwischen einer Metapher und einem Oxymoron?

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