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apophasis

/əˈpɒf.ə.sɪs/

Traduction: Figure de rhétorique consistant à mentionner quelque chose tout en déclarant que l'on n'en parlera pas, ou à nier que l'on va dire ce que l'on dit.

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noun

/əˈpɒf.ə.sɪs/C2formal
  • frFigure de rhétorique consistant à mentionner quelque chose tout en déclarant que l'on n'en parlera pas, ou à nier que l'on va dire ce que l'on dit.

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.

    frApophase (figure de style)

    • 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.

    Synonymesparalipsispreterition

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