apodioxis
English
Examples (rhetoric) |
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The Republican proposal is as heartless as we would expect. |
Etymology
From Latin, from ἀποδίωξις (apodíōxis), from Ancient Greek ἀποδιώκειν (apodiṓkein, “to drive away”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌæpə(ʊ)daɪˈɒksɪs/
Noun
apodioxis
- (rhetoric, obsolete) Emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition.
Translations
emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition
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