paralipsis

Betekenis (Engels)

A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it.

Sinonieme

paraleipsis

paralepsis

preterition

praeteritio

Vertalings

paralipsi

Paralipse

prétérition

paralipsis

paraleipsis

preteritio

praeteritio

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪp.sɪs/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Ancient Greek παράλειψις (paráleipsis, “omission”), from παραλείπω (paraleípō, “I pass over”), from παρά (pará, “by, near”) + λείπω (leípō, “I leave”).