Seemingly self-contradictory figures of speech (9 letters) — Crossword Helper

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Seemingly self-contradictory figures of speech (9 letter answer)

The Answer

OXYMORONS

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aggressive contradictory figure like oxymoron passive seemingly self speech

Notes

The answer OXYMORONS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Related Clues

Passive-aggressive and the like

Definition

OXYMORON as a noun:

1. conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')