I love this word oxymoron . Oxymoron is a Greek term which can be translated literally as "sharp-witted absurdity". In present day English, it is a short phrase that appears self-contradictory in a context. Some of the interesting examples are
Deafning silence
Act naturally
Cold sweat
Fuzzy logic
Friendly fire
Agree to disagree
Another word which is similar to this is paradox . Paradox is an apparently true statement that seems to lead to a logical self-contradiction, or to a situation that contradicts common intuition. The identification of a paradox based on seemingly simple and reasonable concepts has often led to significant advances in science, philosophy and mathematics. Following are some interesting examples.
When you increase your knowledge, you see how little you know. You see how much you still have to learn.
God is not all-powerful as he cannot build a wall he cannot jump
My personal view is that the truths of this world are not absolute, but ar...
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