Apophasis Definition

ə-pŏfə-sĭs
noun
Allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned, as in I will not bring up my opponent's questionable financial dealings.
American Heritage

(rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned.

"I won't mention your bad grammar" is an example of apophasis.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Apophasis

Noun

Singular:
apophasis
Plural:
apophases

Origin of Apophasis

  • Late Latin from Greek from apophanai to say no apo- apo- phanai to say bhā-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

AAPAPO

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SISSIS

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