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Paraleipsis

UK
/ˌpærəˈleɪp.sɪs/
US
/ˌpɛrəˈleɪp.sɪs/
ru

Translation paraleipsis into russian

paraleipsis
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˌpærəˈleɪp.sɪs/
US
/ˌpɛrəˈleɪp.sɪs/
The speaker used paraleipsis to emphasize the point by pretending to pass over it.
Оратор использовал паралепсис, чтобы подчеркнуть мысль, притворяясь, что обходит её стороной.

Definitions

paraleipsis
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˌpærəˈleɪp.sɪs/
US
/ˌpɛrəˈleɪp.sɪs/
A rhetorical device in which the speaker or writer brings up a subject by either denying it or denying that it should be brought up.
In his speech, the politician used paraleipsis to mention his opponent's scandals by saying he wouldn't discuss them.