Antiphrasis

//ænˈtɪfrəsɪs//

Word Type

Noun

The word "antiphrasis" can be used as a noun.

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Coordinate Terms

antonymy parasynonymy synonymy

Context

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

nonsynonymy rhetorical device

Type Of (IsA)

rhetorical device

Part Of

Related Terms

Related Terms

accord antiphrastic effect humorous ironic literal meaning phrase word

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