Don't be an oxymoron!

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catch-22
n.,
a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions.
contradiction
n.
assertion of the contrary or opposite; denial.
oxymoron
n.,
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in "cruel kindness" or "to make haste slowly."
paradox
n.
a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
pleonasm
n.
the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.

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