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/ænˈtɪfrəsɪs/ · noun
(rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense opposite of its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect..
When they called him “bad as hell”, they weren’t calling him evil. It was antiphrasis.
By the turn of this century the situation concerning logic was quite simple: there was basically one logic (classical logic) which could be used (by changing the set of proper axioms) in various situations. Logic was about pure reasoning. Brouwer’s criticism destroyed this dream of unity: classical logic was not suited for constructive features and therefore it lost its universality. Now by the end of the century we are faced with an incredible number of logics-some of them only named ‘logic’ by antiphrasis, some of them introduced on serious grounds.
Use antiphrasis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Antiphrasis means (rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense opposite of its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
When they called him “bad as hell”, they weren’t calling him evil. It was antiphrasis.
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