About The Word Antiphrasis
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Antiphrasis
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What's The Definition Of Antiphrasis?
[n] the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Antiphrasis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Antiphrasis: See Also | irony | rhetorical device Antiphrasis In Webster's Dictionary \An*tiph"ra*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to
express by antithesis or negation.] (Rhet.)
The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning;
as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.
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