oxymoronnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌɒk.sɪˈmɔː.rɒn/us/ˌɑːk.sɪˈmɔːr.ɑːn/two words used together that have, or seem to have, opposite meanings
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Denying & contradicting
- abnegate
- answer
- answer (sb) back
- change your tune idiom
- debunk
- defensive
- denial
- deny
- disagree
- Dutchman
- hell
- I'm a Dutchman idiom
- nonsense
- rebut
- rebuttal
- speak for yourself idiom
- stand
- stand sth on its head idiom
- talk
- the hell sb is/does, etc. idiom
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