antiphrasis
Meanings
noun
- Use of a word or phrase in a sense opposite of its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin antiphrasis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίφρασις (antíphrasis) (< phrazein "declare").
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