paralipsis

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

prétérition

Synonymes

paraleipsis

paralepsis

preterition

praeteritio

Traductions

paralipsi

Paralipse

paralipsis

paraleipsis

preteritio

praeteritio

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪp.sɪs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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