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litotes

/laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/

الترجمة: أسلوب بلاغي يُعبَّر فيه عن المعنى الإيجابي بنفي عكسه، ويُستعمل للتقليل أو للسخرية.

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noun

/laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/C2formalart
  • arأسلوب بلاغي يُعبَّر فيه عن المعنى الإيجابي بنفي عكسه، ويُستعمل للتقليل أو للسخرية.

A rhetorical figure of speech in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its contrary, used for understatement or ironic effect.

  1. Rhetorical understatementC2formal

    A figure of speech that uses understatement by negating the opposite, often to express an affirmative.

    arالتبخيس البلاغي

    • Saying 'not bad' to mean 'very good' is a classic litotes.
    • 'He is not the brightest' is a litotes for 'he is unintelligent'.
    • 'She is not unfamiliar with the topic' implies she knows it well.
الصيغ
  • litotes plural form
  • litotes' possessive plural form
  • litotes's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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