Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiphrase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tiphrase
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word or phrase used in a sense that is different to its literal or usual meaning.

Example Sentences

"[T]he first man came right up to me and held out his hand in the European manner of greeting, save only that it was the left hand instead of the right, and in an English the most mutilated and full of antiphrases I had ever heard said that he was my friend[.]"

Inflected Forms

antiphrases (plural)

Questions

What does antiphrase mean?: A word or phrase used in a sense that is different to its literal or usual meaning.

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