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antiphrasis

an·tiph·ra·sis

UK/ænˈtɪfrəsɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin antiphrasis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίφρασις (antíphrasis) (< phrazein "declare").

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