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Antiphrasis - Wikipedia
Antiphrasis is the rhetorical device of saying the opposite of what is actually meant in such a way that it is obvious what the true intention is . Some authors treat and use antiphrasis just as irony, euphemism or litotes.
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ANTIPHRASIS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
the usually ironic or humorous use of words in senses opposite to the generally accepted meanings (as in "this giant of 3 feet 4 inches") ...
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What Is the Figure of Speech Antiphrasis? - ThoughtCo
Antiphrasis (an-TIF-ra-sis) is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used in a sense contrary to its conventional meaning for ironic or humorous ...
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antiphrasis
‖ antiphrasis Rhet. (ænˈtɪfrəsɪs) [L., a. Gr. ἀντίϕρασις, f. ἀντιϕράζ-ειν to express by the opposite.] A figure of speech by which words are used in a sense opposite to their proper meaning.1533 More Debell. Salem v. Wks. 1557, 939/1 The fygure of ironye or antiphrasis. 1589 Puttenham Eng. Poesie 20...
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antiphrasis - Silva Rhetoricae - BYU
antiphrasis. Irony of one word, often derisively through patent contradiction. Also, a synonym for paralipsis (Quintilian).
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Antiphrasis; or Permutation: Ie a New Name for the Old Thing
Hence Antiphrasis is called, by the Latins, PERMUTATIO, or permutation, because of this change of meaning. Genesis 3:22.
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Antiphrasis - Rhetorical Devices - Ultius
An antiphrasis is a way of making people smile of laugh as a result of leading them to expect one thing but then suggesting something else.
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Antiphrasis - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)
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"Mastering Antiphrasis: Unlocking the Power of Irony in Classical ...
Antiphrasis is a rhetorical term that describes the use of a word or phrase in a manner that is opposite to its intended meaning, typically for ironic effect.
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ANTIPHRASIS Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Antiphrasis definition: the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning.. See examples of ANTIPHRASIS used in a sentence.
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Definition and Examples of Antiphrasis - Literary Devices
Antiphrasis is a figurative speech in which a phrase or word is employed in a way that is opposite to its literal meaning, in order to create an ironic or ...
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antiphrastic
antiphrastic, a. (æntɪˈfræstɪk) [ad. Gr. ἀντιϕραστικ-ός, f. as prec.] Of or pertaining to antiphrasis; opposed to the ordinary meaning.1640 Canterbur. Self-Conv. Postscr. 3 Things are not alwayes correspondent to their names; Etymologies are sometimes antiphrastick. 1683 E. Hooker Pref. Pordage's My...
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antiphrastically
antiˈphrastically, adv. [f. prec. + -ly2.] In an antiphrastic manner.1633 Bp. Morton Discharge 206 (T.) In his (antiphrastically so called) Sober Reckoning. 1657 G. Starkey Helmont's Vind. 249 Medicines..which deserve that name, and are not Ironically, or Antiphrastically named so. 1731 Bailey, Anti...
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catantiphrastical
† caˌtantiˈphrastical, a. Obs. rare—1. [f. Gr. κατ' ἀντίϕρασιν by antiphrasis: cf. antiphrastical.] = antiphrastic.1645 J. Goodwin Innocency & Tr. Triumph. 51 It may be that this argument is figurative and cat-antiphrasticall: And so, by confusions, disorders, etc. he means peace, unitie and concord...
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