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Rhetorical device
¡Dichosas moscas!, "Damned flies!". Antiphrasis is a Greek word which means 'opposite words'. Some euphemisms are antiphrasis, such as "Eumenides" 'the gracious
Antiphrasis
Evolution of a word's meaning
in a taxonomy, e.g., the confusion of mouse and rat in some dialects. Antiphrasis: Change based on a contrastive aspect of the concepts, e.g., perfect
Semantic_change
Ironic figure of speech
disappointed on the best side') means 'to be pleasantly surprised'. Antiphrasis Hyperbole Perseus Project Il.24.159 "litotes". Oxford English Dictionary
Litotes
Stating something by saying the opposite
the cupboard for twenty days, because then it would turn into wine." Antiphrasis Apophatic theology Argument from ignorance Argument from silence Elephant
Apophasis
subject of irony. Hutcheon rejects the traditional definition of irony as antiphrasis, or saying the opposite of what one means. Instead, she suggests that
Irony's_Edge
Theological text by Augustine of Hippo
be interpreted figuratively. Understanding tropes such as irony and antiphrasis will also be beneficial for interpretation. The final section of Book
De_doctrina_Christiana
Grammatical category indicating truth or falsehood
meaning of the corresponding negative, or vice versa. For examples see antiphrasis and sarcasm. For the use of double negations or similar as understatements
Affirmation_and_negation
1947 book by Raymond Queneau
derrière) Proper Names Rhyming Slang (Loucherbem) Back Slang (Javanais) Antiphrasis Dog Latin More or Less Opera English (Italianismes) For ze Frrensh (Poor
Exercises_in_Style
Italian-born French author (1364 – c. 1430)
strategy by writing against the grain of her meaning, also known as antiphrasis. By 1405, Christine had completed her most famous literary works, The
Christine_de_Pizan
Extinct dialect of Judeo-Italian spoken in Livorno
loanwords include several loan translations. There is a wide usage of antiphrasis in Judeo-Livornese one example being Ber-aḥaim literally meaning "The
Judeo-Livornese
1881 book by Giovanni Verga
family, who, although extremely hardworking, has been nicknamed (for antiphrasis) the Malavoglia ("The Lazy Ones"). The head of the family is Padron Ntoni
I_Malavoglia
made-up words held by the New Statesman. It has not entered common usage. Antiphrasis Autantonym Euphemism "Phrop it like it's hot". Kenosha News. 2021-02-07
Phrop
Japanese noise music collective
André Breton. The name Group Ongaku asserted the same combination of antiphrasis and urgent supplantation, humiliation, and liberation with which Breton
Group_Ongaku
Spanish economist, sociologist, botanist, and political writer (1798–1871)
contributed to the liberal newspaper El Conservador, the name being a case of antiphrasis. In 1821 he migrated to Cuba as an assistant of Agustìn Rodriguez. One
Ramón_de_la_Sagra
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Lord; God
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Forms of Julia
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Comfort, Tranquility, Ease
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Elevated; Best of All
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Desire
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Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Goddess Durga
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Scholar; Lord Hanuman
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Prayerful
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High, Sublime, Exquisite
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Lord Krishna and Sai Baba
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n.
The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.
a.
Pertaining to antiphrasis.