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Apophasis
APOPH'ASIS
,Noun.
In rhetoric, a waving or omission of what one, speaking ironically, would plainly insinuate; as, 'I will not mention another argument, which, however, if I should, you could not refute.'
Definition 2024
apophasis
apophasis
English
Noun
apophasis (plural apophases)
- (rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned
- "I won't mention your bad grammar" is an example of apophasis.
Related terms
- apo-
- -phasis
- apophatic
- apophatically
Coordinate terms
Translations
allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned
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