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antiphrasis definition

an·tiph·ra·sis (an tif′rə sis)

noun

the use of words or phrases in a sense opposite to the usual one, as for ironic effect

Etymology: L < Gr < anti-, against + phrazein, to speak

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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