Paradox vs. Oxymoron

Paradoxnoun

An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.u

Paradoxnoun

A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.s

Paradoxnoun

A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.t

Paradoxnoun

A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.

Paradoxnoun

A person or thing having contradictory properties.t

Paradoxnoun

An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth. s

Paradoxnoun

(obsolete) A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.

Paradoxnoun

(uncountable) The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.

Paradoxnoun

A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.

Paradoxnoun

The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.s

Paradoxnoun

A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact.

Paradoxnoun

(logic) a self-contradiction;

Paradoxnoun

a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true

Paradoxnoun

a statement or proposition which, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems logically unacceptable or self-contradictory

Paradoxnoun

a person or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities

Paradox

A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation. It is a statement that, despite apparently valid reasoning from true premises, leads to a seemingly self-contradictory or a logically unacceptable conclusion.

Oxymoronnoun

A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.

Oxymoronnoun

A contradiction in terms.

Oxymoronnoun

A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.

Oxymoronnoun

conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')

Oxymoron

An oxymoron (usual plural oxymorons, more rarely oxymora) is a figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposing meanings within a word or phrase that creates an ostensible self-contradiction. An oxymoron can be used as a rhetorical device to illustrate a rhetorical point or to reveal a paradox.