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aposiopesis

/ˌæp.ə.saɪ.əˈpiː.sɪs/

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noun

/ˌæp.ə.saɪ.əˈpiː.sɪs/C2formalart
  • ruРиторический приём, при котором говорящий или пишущий намеренно обрывает предложение на середине, часто для передачи сильных эмоций или оставления мысли незавершённой, как это часто используется в реалистичных диалогах.

A rhetorical device in which a speaker or writer deliberately breaks off in the middle of a sentence, often to convey strong emotion or to leave a thought unfinished, as commonly used in realistic dialogue.

  1. Rhetorical deviceC2formal

    A sudden breaking off in the middle of a sentence, often to convey strong emotion or to leave something unsaid.

    ruАпосиопеза

    • The speaker used aposiopesis to emphasize his frustration: 'If you keep doing that, I'll...'
    • In literature, aposiopesis creates dramatic effect, as in 'I will have such revenges on you both...'
    • Her sentence ended in aposiopesis, leaving the threat hanging in the air.
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