Associations to the word «Apophasis»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

APOPHASIS, noun. (rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned

Dictionary definition

APOPHASIS, noun. Mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley