oxymoron  (ks-m�rn, -mr-) n. A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined; conjoining contradictory terms.

'There was a deafening silence in the room'

'This is an original copy of the United States constitution' 

'My comments to the interviewer were clearly misunderstood'

'Our next-door neighbour's dog is pretty ugly'

'Can you give me an exact estimate of the number of casualties please?' 

'The international peace force will be arriving in the next few days'

'It was nothing really; just a friendly argument over next week's do'

'Can I help you? Yes, one medium large coffee please'

'It turned into a minor disaster for the administration' 

'Well, what can I say. He wears plastic glasses and lives with his mom' 

'A small crowd was waiting outside the studio for an autograph'

'Remember, don't do anything suspicious. Act naturally'

'Forget about it; that story is old news'

'Is the glass half full or half empty?'

'It was a brilliantly dull performance given by the host and his acts'

'We won't say yes and we won't say no, but I'm giving you a definite maybe'

'Award-winning, cross-platform virtual reality technology'

'You must try this new ice cream. It really is awfully good'

'What are we going to do now? We're all alone'

'I can't place it, but for some reason, the man over there, he looks strangely familiar'

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