antiphrasis
Sign in to saveAntiphrasis 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.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- Antiphrasis as euphemism
- Examples
- See also
- Notes
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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