Antiphrasis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ænˈtɪfrəsɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antiphrasis is a noun meaning (rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense opposite of its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect.
Meaning
(rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense opposite of its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect.
Example Sentences
When they called him “bad as hell”, they weren’t calling him evil. It was antiphrasis.
Word Forms
- antiphrases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antiphrase, periphrasis, periphrase, irony, ampliatio, paronomasia.
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