antífrase

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ frase.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈti.fɾɐ.zɨ/

Noun

antífrase f (plural antífrases)

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