antífrase

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From anti- +‎ frase.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.fɾa.zi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.fɾa.ze/

Noun[edit]

antífrase f (plural antífrases)

  1. (rhetoric) antiphrasis (use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning)