apophasis

English - Turkish

Definition of apophasis in English Turkish dictionary

bir konu hakkında konuşmaya yanaşmama

bir konu hakkında konuşmaya yanasmama

san bir konu hakkında konuşmayı inkâr ederek bahsetme

English - English

Definition of apophasis in English English dictionary

An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned

I won't mention your bad grammar is an example of apophasis.

mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

Denying one's intention to talk or write about a subject, but making the denial in such a way that the subject is actually discussed For instance, a candidate for the senate might start of his speak declaring, "I don't have time to list the seventeen felony counts my opponent faces, or the lurid rumors of my opponent's sexual behavior with sixteen-year old girls, or the evidence that he is engaged in tax evasion Instead, I am going to talk about my own qualities that I would bring to the senate if you vote for me " A fine example of apophasis in Shakespeare comes from Mark Antony's funeral speech in Julius Caesar

mentioning something by declaring that it shall not be mentioned Same as "paralepsis" and "preterition " "I need not remind you to get your Christmas shopping done early " See also: autoclesis, parasiopesis

{i} raising a particular issue by saying that it will not be mentioned (e.g., "I will not bring up the fact that CEO Thomson has two children from an adulterous relationship")

Shak

[For example, see Mark Antony's oration

A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired

] mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

Julius Cæsar, iii

Hyphenation

a·poph·a·sis

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις, via Latin apophasis.