Interesting question. Some- many, one- single. It would appear as though they are cancelling each other out so I would say yes. Someone is an oxymoron.
"Off" is a single word oxymoron. An alarm is described as going "off" when, to the contrary, it is really going "on" (ringing).
No. The word oxygen ( sharp-making) refers to its role in the formation of acids. Oxymoron (sharp-dull ) is a rhetorical figure using contradictory images in a single description, for example "She held her tongue to spare his feelings, a cruel kindnessin the end, since it only prolonged the agonizing death of his hopes."A single word oxymoron is Sophomore or sophomoric, meaning educated and stupid at the same time.What many people call oxymoron is really a mere contradiction in terms. It becomes oxymoron when used as a rhetorical figure.
George Carlin referred to "military intelligence" as an oxymoron in one of his comedy performances.
Someone, ballpoint, and bittersweet are just a few. Oxymoron is actually one too because oxy- means sharp, and -moron means dull or dumb! Fun fact!
'Peace force' would be an oxymoron with the word 'peace' in it.
"Truthful politician would be an oxymoron," said Mr.Person.
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oxymoron?
There is no single word that means "compound unity" in hebrew. You can translate this phrase as:achdut murkevet (אחדות מורכבת), however, this is somewhat of an oxymoron.
... An oxymoron is a compound word with opposites in it, like living dead or hot ice.
no; an oxymoron is a phrase where the words are opposites of eachother, like loud silence, same difference or living dead. even the word oxymoron is an oxymoron, it's greek for sharp blunt!
Diabolic angel.