Definition of Apophasis

  • (n.) A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius Caesar, iii. 2.]

Synonyms of Apophasis


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Homophones of Apophasis