antiphrase

== English == === Noun === antiphrase (plural antiphrases) A word or phrase used in a sense that is different to its literal or usual meaning. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin antiphrasis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίφρασις (antíphrasis). By surface analysis, anti- +‎ phrasis. === Pronunciation === === Noun === antiphrase f (plural antiphrases) (rhetoric) antiphrasis === Further reading === “antiphrase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012