antiphrasis

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: antipyresis, antichresis, antiphrastic

Antonyms: antipyresis, antichresis, antiphrastic

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} Use of a [[word]] or [[phrase]] in a sense opposite of its [[literal]] [[meaning]], especially for [[ironic]] or [[humorous]] [[effect]].

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.