كيف تنطق "a contradiction in terms"

expression

uh KON-truh-DIK-shun in TERMZ

uh kon-truh-DIK-shun in TURMZ

التعريف

A phrase or statement in which the words used contradict each other, making the idea impossible or illogical.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈtɝmz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /kˌɒntɹədˈɪkʃən/ /ˈɪn/ /tˈɜːmz

أمريكي

uh KON-truh-DIK-shun in TERMZ

بريطاني

uh kon-truh-DIK-shun in TURMZ

The phrase 'cold heat' is a contradiction in terms.

Calling it 'original copy' is a contradiction in terms.

Some people think 'seriously funny' is a contradiction in terms.

Describing fast food as 'healthy' seems like a contradiction in terms to me.