What is an oxymoron?
Q: What is an oxymoron?
A: An oxymoron is a figure of speech made up of two or more words that seem to be opposite to each other, or actually are opposite.
Q: Can words that look opposite actually be right?
A: Yes, words that look opposite can actually be right. For example, "warm freezer" could be right if the freezer was turned off or left open.
Q: Why is the word oxymoron an oxymoron?
A: The word oxymoron is an oxymoron because 'oxy' comes from the Greek word that means 'sharp', while 'moron' comes from the Greek word that means 'dull'.
Q: What are words that are really opposite to each other?
A: Words that are really opposite to each other are words that just cannot be put together. For example, a "round square" could not happen because squares are not round.
Q: In what context do oxymorons sometimes appear?
A: Oxymorons sometimes appear in jokes. Sometimes, the joke is just to say that a pair of words are an oxymoron.
Q: Can an oxymoron be used to describe something that is true?
A: Yes, an oxymoron can be used to describe something that is true if the words are used to convey a specific meaning or context.
Q: What is an example of an oxymoron in the text?
A: An example of an oxymoron in the text is "Legal murder", where the two words seem to be opposite to each other.
