オクシモロン

noun

oxymoron

A figure of speech combining contradictory terms, such as 'open secret' or 'deafening silence'. The native term 撞着語法 is also used.

See also: 撞着語法

• 「公こう然ぜんの秘ひ密みつ」はオクシモロンの一いち例れいだ。

  'Open secret' is an example of an oxymoron.