Perlocution

//pɜɹləˈkjuʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.

Example

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"A utters locution B, meaning illocution C, and resulting in perlocution D."

Etymology

From per- + locution.

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