Crossword clues for apophasis
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apophasis \A*poph"a*sis\ ([.a]*p[o^]f"[.a]*s[i^]s), n. [Gr.
'apo`fasis denial, fr. 'apofa`nai to speak out, to deny.]
(Rhet.)
A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice
of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the
effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration.
--Shak., Julius C[ae]sar, iii. 2.]
Wiktionary
n. (context rhetoric English) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned
WordNet
n. mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned
Wikipedia
Apophasis is a rhetorical device wherein the speaker or writer brings up a subject by either denying it, or denying that it should be brought up. Accordingly, it can be seen as a rhetorical relative of irony.
The device is also called paralipsis (παράλειψις) – also spelled paraleipsis or paralepsis – or occupatio, and known also as praeteritio, preterition, antiphrasis (ἀντίφρασις), or parasiopesis (παρασιώπησις).
Usage examples of "apophasis".
Probably I went on holding my body close to yours, but I felt also that you were in flight, ascending, being transformed into gold, opening locked doors, moving objects through the air as I penetrated your dark belly, Megale Apophasis, Prisoner of the Angels.