Dictionary Entry
antiphrasis
antiphrasis is a 11-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.
- 2noun
the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)
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