Antiphrasis

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounUse of a word or phrase in a sense opposite of its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect.

"When they called him “bad as hell”, they weren’t calling him evil. It was antiphrasis."

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