The best answer to describe the phrase "deafening silence" is oxymoron. An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contradictory terms are combined, and "deafening silence" fits this definition as silence typically implies a lack of sound, which contradicts the idea of something being deafening.
After spending weeks in New York City, Elizabeth was a bit unnerved by the deafening silence of her small hometown.
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euphemism
euphemism
paradox
paradox
oxymoron
oxymoron
anthropomorphism
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