Charientism
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Charientism is a noun meaning (rhetoric, rare) A figure of speech wherein an insult is disguised as or softened by a jest.
Meaning
(rhetoric, rare) A figure of speech wherein an insult is disguised as or softened by a jest.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trope, asteismus, diasyrm, antiphrasis, asteism, rhetoric.
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