a contradiction in terms



a contradiction in terms

a phrase that is confusing because it contains words that seem to have opposite meanings A British summer is a bit of a contradiction in terms. Euro Disney always seems to me a contradiction in terms because Disney is so typically American.
See also: contradiction, term

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alissaə-LIS-əEnglish
Xenokrates-Ancient Greek
Mckee[me'ki:]
Cassandrakə-SAN-drə (English), kə-SAHN-drə (English), kahs-SAHN-drah (Italian)English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
RozÁLia-Hungarian
KingsleyKINGZ-leeEnglish (Modern)