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No. Both words are synonyms.
True Hoax would be an oxymoron.
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What is it called when a sentence has two opposite words or phrases used in the same sentence?
The term is an oxymoron, which pairs apparently contradictory terms to create a specific, often poetic meaning. Examples include deafening silence, hated affection, or mercy killing.
What is the proper English term for a contradiction of words?
Re: the term for a contradiction of words, you are probably thinking of 'oxymoron.'
Which term uses two contradictory words together for the purpose of description?
oxymoron
Is an oxymoron a part of speech?
No. An oxymoron is a literary term for something that inherently contradicts itself, often in a humorous way, but the phrase would be made up of normal adjectives and nouns.
How would you use the word oxymoron in a sentence not an oxymoron but the word oxymoron not an example of an oxymoron but the word oxymoron?
George Carlin referred to "military intelligence" as an oxymoron in one of his comedy performances.
What is the prefume hoax?
It means fake.
What is similar to hoax?
fake, phony
What is a word for seems real but its fake?
Hoax
Is the term original copy an oxymoron?
Yes original copy is an oxymoron
What is another word for fake that has 4 letters?
hoax
Another word for fake with an h in answer?
phony
How do you use the word oxymoron in a sentence?
The term 'jumbo shrimp' is an example of an oxymoron. The term 'military intelligence' is not a true oxymoron, but it seems that way sometimes. He was not the first veterinarian to discover that a 'small elephant' was an oxymoron.
What is a 4 letter word for fraud?
Fake
Is the Malaysian national oil corporation a real or fake corp?
it is a website hoax
Why did people think shaggy was dead?
It was a "fake dead reggae star" hoax
Word for statement that contriadicts itself?
oxymoron (literary term)
What is scientific religion?
The term, scientific religion, is an oxymoron. There is no such thing.
