tapinosis
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tapīnōsis (“depreciation”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ταπείνωσις (tapeínōsis, “lowering”), from ταπεινός (tapeinós, “low”)
Noun
tapinosis (plural tapinoses)
- (rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is given less importance by the name given it than it merits.