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antiphrasis::noun | Spocien Dictionary

antiphrasis
noun
/æn'tɪfrəsɪs/
the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)
Type Words
Type of rhetorical device

Examples of antiphrasis

antiphrasis
She is employing a rhetorical strategy by writing against the grain of her meaning, also known as antiphrasis.
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