antífrase

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ frase.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈti.fɾɐ.zɨ/

Noun

antífrase f (plural antífrases)

  1. (rhetoric) antiphrasis (use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning)

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