A deliberate contrast between indirect and direct meaning to draw attention to the opposite.

At first glance, the celebration might seem a deliberate contrast in the two musical worlds of George Gershwin.

But inviting deliberate contrast with younger dancers in the same piece is also an invitation to a self-destructive performance.

In deliberate contrast to the Royal Academy method, the pictures were widely spaced apart, with groups of one artist's work placed together.

An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.

The white table as a deliberate contrast to the priceless, detailed paintings was exquisite.

Angel's image of dressing in all white was a deliberate contrast to Kiss, which wore black.

All this gives an impression somewhat different from Lord Peter Wimsey, and there may be an element of deliberate contrast.

Like their red-cheeked dolls within dolls, this room was a deliberate contrast with the grimy corridors outside.

The term is a deliberate contrast to the poor "boat people" who fled southeast Asia (most notably Vietnam) in the 1970s.