periphrasis

pluriel irrégulier

A noun referring to a style of expression that uses indirect or roundabout language to convey an idea, often for stylistic or rhetorical effect.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un style d'expression qui utilise un langage indirect ou descriptif pour transmettre une idée, souvent pour un effet stylistique ou rhétorique.

1. Indirect expression C2 formal

   A style of speaking or writing that uses more words than necessary to express an idea, often to avoid being direct or blunt.

   • Instead of saying 'he died,' the author used a periphrasis: 'he departed from this life.'
   • Politicians often use periphrasis to soften controversial statements.
   • The teacher criticized the student's essay for its excessive periphrasis.

   🇫🇷Périphrase (circonlocution)

   Synonymes: ambagecircumlocutionindirection

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