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Why do you people love antagonizing one another? In the way it was used, it means the following. From Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary...


oxymoron
One entry found.

Main Entry:
ox·y·mo·ron Listen to the pronunciation of oxymoron
Pronunciation:
\ˌäk-sē-ˈmȯr-ˌän\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural ox·y·mo·rons also ox·y·mo·ra Listen to the pronunciation of oxymora \-ˈmȯr-ə\
Etymology:
Late Greek oxymōron, from neuter of oxymōros pointedly foolish, from Greek oxys sharp, keen + mōros foolish
Date:
1657

: a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness) ; broadly : something (as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements
— ox·y·mo·ron·ic \-mə-ˈrä-nik, -mȯ-\ adjective
— ox·y·mo·ron·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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