paralipsis

Meanings

• A figure of speech in which a statement is implied without being explicitly stated.

  - "Instead of saying John is a good runner, we might say John is a fast runner, implying but not stating that John is a good runner."

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Synonyms

apophasis , preterition

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Variants

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prolepses , prolepsis , proleptic , proleptically

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Etymology

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Derived from the Greek word paralipsis, meaning ‘overlooking’ or ‘passing by’.

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Related Concepts

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1. Metonymy: Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a word is used to represent something closely related to it.

2. Synecdoche: Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part of something represents the whole thing.

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Culture

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Paralipsis has been used extensively in literature and rhetoric. For example, in Shakespeare's Othello, Iago uses paralipsis to manipulate Othello's jealousy by implying but not stating that Desdemona is unfaithful.

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