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apophasis

/əˈpɒf.ə.sɪs/

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noun

/əˈpɒf.ə.sɪs/C2formal
  • ruРиторический приём, при котором говорящий упоминает что-либо, прямо заявляя, что не будет этого упоминать.

A rhetorical device in which a speaker mentions something by explicitly stating that they will not mention it.

  1. Rhetorical deviceC2formal

    A figure of speech in which a speaker mentions something by saying that they will not mention it.

    ruРиторический приём

    • I won't even mention his past mistakes, but they are well known.
    • We will not discuss the scandal, though it clearly affected the outcome.
    • I shall not speak of the rumors, but they are impossible to ignore.

    Synonymsparalipsispreterition

Forms
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