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Is "intense relief" an oxymoron?

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No because the word intense means something is overpowering. The word relief means lifting of something. So for it to be an oxymoron relief would have to mean a lessening of a type of pressure or the opposite of the word intense. An example of one would be 'Intensely weak'.
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Not at all.

I can feel relief that the spot came out of my shirt. I can feel intense relief that the kidnappers freed my husband unharmed.

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