antiphrasis

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin antiphrasis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίφρασις (antíphrasis) (< phrazein "declare"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ænˈtɪfrəsɪs/ === Noun === antiphrasis (countable and uncountable, plural antiphrases) (rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense opposite of its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect. Hypernym: nonsynonymy Coordinate terms: antonymy, synonymy, parasynonymy ==== Related terms ==== antiphrastic (adjective) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === artisanship