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/əˈpɒf.ə.sɪs/ · noun
(rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned..
Apophasis, affecting to conceal; What it would seem to hide, will yet reveal.
Use apophasis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Apophasis means (rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned..
Common synonyms include paralipsis, parasiopesis, praeteritio, preterition.
Possible antonyms include cataphasis, via affirmativa.
Apophasis, affecting to conceal; What it would seem to hide, will yet reveal.
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