Oxymoron

• An Oxymoron is a pair of words with opposite meanings, used either on their own or in a phrase.
• The word was first used  c.400 CE and is derived from the Ancient Greek ‘oxus’ (sharp) + ‘moros’ (dull). The word itself is an oxymoron.

Examples of oxymorons

• Living dead.
• Silent scream.
• Open secret.
• Deafening silence.
• Make haste slowly
  • This is a quote by Augustus (27 BCE-14 CE).

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