accismus

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin accismus, from Ancient Greek ακκισμός (akkismós, “prudery”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ækˈsɪzməs/ Hyphenation: ac‧cis‧mus === Noun === accismus (uncountable) (rhetoric) The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it. ==== Translations ==== === See also === accismus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === Silva Rhetoricae === Anagrams === Masuccis