An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory or opposing terms appear in conjuction. The
common oxymoron phrase is a combination of an adjective proceeded by a
noun with contrasting meanings. They
may be used to empahsize a certain phrase, or to create a verbally puzzling, and therefore enganging effect.
Some examples of oxymoron, such as, but not limited to, are:
Only
choice, cold sweat, grounders in
space, slow burn, painfully beautiful, sweet agony, amongst others.
The examples above were taken from a romantic context, more concretely fromThe 100, when
Clarke and Bellamy tacitly professed their love for each other, but there are tons of more examples.