名めい辞じ矛む盾じゅん

noun

contradiction in terms

A logical or rhetorical term for a phrase that contradicts itself, such as 'round square' or 'deafening silence'. Used in formal or academic contexts.

• 「丸まるい四し角かく」は名めい辞じ矛む盾じゅんの例れいだ。

  'Round square' is an example of a contradiction in terms.

• 彼かれの説せつ明めいには名めい辞じ矛む盾じゅんが含ふくまれている。

  His explanation contains a contradiction in terms.