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1. (n.) antiphrasis
the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning, esp. for ironic effect.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L < Gk, der. of antiphrázein to speak the opposite)
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1. (noun) antiphrasis
the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)
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1. (noun) antiphrasis
the use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance
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