Analysis Complete

antiphrasis

/ antiphrasis /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)

Type of:

rhetorical device

Has parts:

irony

Semantic Complexity

45%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

2

Times Searched

2

Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

rhetorical device