Definitions for apophasis
apopha·sis

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apophasisnoun

   mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apophasisnoun

   An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. APOPHASISnoun

   A figure in rhetorick, by which the orator, speaking ironically, seems to wave what he would plainly insinuate; as, Neither will I mention those things, which if I should, you notwithstanding could neither confute or speak against them. Smith’s Rhetorick.

   Etymology: Lat. ἀπόφασις a denying.

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1. Apophasis

   Apophasis (; from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis), from ἀπόφημι (apóphemi) 'to say no') is a rhetorical device wherein the speaker or writer brings up a subject by either denying it, or denying that it should be brought up. Accordingly, it can be seen as a rhetorical relative of irony. The device is also called paralipsis (παράλειψις) – also spelled paraleipsis or paralepsis – or occupatio, and known also as praeteritio, preterition, or parasiopesis (παρασιώπησις).

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1. apophasis

   Apophasis is a rhetorical device in which a speaker or writer brings up a subject by either denying it or refusing to discuss it. It is often used to draw attention to a subject or to indirectly insinuate something about it without explicitly stating it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apophasisnoun

   a figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius Caesar, iii. 2.]

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1. Apophasis

   Apophasis refers, in general, to "mention by not mentioning". Apophasis covers a wide variety of figures of speech. Apophasis was originally and more broadly a method of logical reasoning or argument by denial—a way of describing what something is by explaining what it is not, or a process-of-elimination way of talking about something by talking about what it is not. An example of this is the Wikipedia article "'Wikipedia: What Wikipedia is not."

Matched Categories

1. • Rhetorical Device

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce apophasis?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say apophasis in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of apophasis in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of apophasis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=apophasis
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Apophasis
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=apophasis
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophasis
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apophasis
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=apophasis
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=apophasis