OXYMORON
- a self-contradictory expression [n OXYMORONS or OXYMORA]
- a combination of contradictory or incongruous words [n OXYMORA, OXYMORONS]
- A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true)
- can also refer to something such as a concept that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements.