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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread antiphrasis #119486 01/10/2004 4:54 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 antiphrasis An`tiph´ra`sis Noun 1. antiphrasis - the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony) rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) irony - a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs "But Brutus is an honorable man.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: antiphrasis #119487 05/22/2006 1:01 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1 writeoverthetop stranger writeoverthetop stranger Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1 Antiphrasis- the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense. Try thinking about antiphrasis in more of an ironic sense. Consider this example: You'll be tried by an impartial jury of your peers in a court of vengeance. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: antiphrasis #119488 05/25/2006 11:33 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Hi Can I call you Wott for short? Welcome to the board Wott! I hope you wotted what you were doing when you entered the madhouse. Zed Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: antiphrasis #119489 05/25/2006 11:52 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA However did you discover one of Doctor Bill's old posts to which to respond? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: antiphrasis #119490 06/14/2006 12:32 AM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Isn't "I could care less" a typical example Or does the term apply only to a single word dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: antiphrasis #119491 07/13/2006 12:42 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA Speaking of Bill, or rather having written of him, is he around these days? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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