An oxymoron is a contradictory figure of speech. A scream can not be silent, as the word itself describes a sound.
No, because an alarm can be visual. A silent Siren would be an oxymoron, since a siren is never silent!
George Carlin referred to "military intelligence" as an oxymoron in one of his comedy performances.
what is an oxymoron for vaguely
There is no antonym to oxymoron
The Oxymoron was created in 2007.
" silent scream" is an oxymoron ( combination of controversial things, like "sad happiness"
No, because an alarm can be visual. A silent Siren would be an oxymoron, since a siren is never silent!
No. An oxymoron are two words together that contradict each other.For example, silent scream."Misspelled" and "word" don't contradict each other, even if it was spelled "mispelled". It's merely ironic.
are you looking for "oxymoron"? Another good example is "military intelligence"
The Silent Scream was created in 1984.
The duration of The Silent Scream is 1680.0 seconds.
One oxymoron in "Where the Red Fern Grows" is the phrase "silent scream," which combines contradictory words to create a powerful image suggesting overwhelming emotion or pain.
Silent Scream - album - was created in 1985.
An "oxymoron" is the combination of two apparently contradictory terms to illustrate a concept or literary form (e.g. killing with kindness, silent scream).
Silent Scream EP was created on 2010-05-21.
Silent Scream - 1997 is rated/received certificates of: India:U
The word for opposite terms used together is an oxymoron. The words can be opposites but create a rational meaning. Examples would be "silent scream, "jumbo shrimp," or "wise fool."