apophasis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis), via Latin apophasis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈpɒfəsɪs/

Noun

apophasis (plural apophases)

(rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned
"I won't mention your bad grammar" is an example of apophasis.

Coordinate terms

proslepsis

Related terms

Translations

allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned

Chinese:
Mandarin: 陽否陰述, 阳否阴述 (yángfǒuyīnshù)
Finnish: apofaasi, paralipsis
Galician: apófase f
German: Paralipse (de) f, Praeteritio f

Interlingua: reticentia
Portuguese: apófase f
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: paralipsis (es) f, preterición (es) f
Tagalog: pakunwari

See also

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