Definition of antiphrasis Antiphrasis

an•tiph•ra•sis

We found 5 definitions of antiphrasis from 5 different sources.

What does antiphrasis mean?

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Noun

Plural: antiphrases

antiphrasis - the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)

rhetorical device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

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Wiktionary

antiphrasis (Noun)
Use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

antiphrasis (n.)
The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

antiphrasis
an-tif′ra-sis, n. (rhet.) the use of words in a sense opposite to the true one.—adjs. Antiphras′tic, -al, involving antiphrasis: ironical.—adv. Antiphras′tically. [Gr.; anti, against, phrasis, speech.]

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antiphrasis, noun, singular of antiphrases.

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