Definition of aposiopesis Aposiopesis
ap•o•si•o•pe•sis
We found 5 definitions of aposiopesis from 5 different sources.
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What does aposiopesis mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: aposiopesises |
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| aposiopesis - breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations) | ||
| rhetorical device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- aposiopesis (Noun)
An abrupt breaking-off in speech.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- aposiopesis (n.)
A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly, as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; as, "I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of that, here."
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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aposiopesis
a-po-si-o-pē′sis, n. a figure by which the speaker suddenly stops as though unable or unwilling to proceed, e.g. Virgil, Æneid, i. 135, 'Quos ego——' [Gr.;—apo-siōpa-ein, to keep silent, apo and siōpē, silence.]
Part of speech
🔤- aposiopesis, noun, singular of aposiopeses.
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