antithet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An antithetical or contrasted statement.

Word forms

antithet antithets

Etymology

From Latin antithetum, antitheton, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον (antítheton), substantivization of the neuter form of ἀντίθετος (antíthetos, “opposing, contrasting”).

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