aposiopesis

[ ap-uh-sahy-uh-pee-sis ]

/ ˌæp əˌsaɪ əˈpi sɪs /

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noun, plural ap·o·si·o·pe·ses [ap-uh-sahy-uh-pee-seez]. /ˌæp əˌsaɪ əˈpi siz/. Rhetoric.

a sudden breaking off in the midst of a sentence, as if from inability or unwillingness to proceed.

Origin of aposiopesis

1570–80; <Late Latin <Greek: literally, a full silence, equivalent to aposiōpē- (verbid stem of aposiōpáein to be fully silent; apo-apo- + siōpáein to be silent) + -sis-sis

OTHER WORDS FROM aposiopesis

ap·o·si·o·pet·ic

[ap-uh-sahy-uh-pet-ik], /ˌæp əˌsaɪ əˈpɛt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby aposiopesis

aporepressor, aporia, aport, aposematic, aposematic coloration, aposiopesis, apospory, apostasy, apostate, apostatize, apostaxis

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Example sentences from the Web for aposiopesis

There is either an aposiopesis or a line lost after this; I think the latter.
The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays|Thomas Keightley
There may have been, as Malone thought, a line lost here; but I rather think it is an aposiopesis.
The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays|Thomas Keightley
The aposiopesis was alarming, and Blarden's direction was obeyed instantaneously.
The Cock and Anchor|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
There is perhaps an aposiopesis here; otherwise I should incline to read touch, as Mr. Knight and Collier's folio also read.
The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays|Thomas Keightley

Eustathius, and Clarke after him, understand an aposiopesis here, as if the speaker meant to say—what if there should be?
The Odyssey of Homer|Homer

British Dictionary definitions for aposiopesis

aposiopesis

/ (ˌæpəʊˌsaɪəˈpiːsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

rhetoric the device of suddenly breaking off in the middle of a sentence as if unwilling to continue

Derived forms of aposiopesis

aposiopetic (ˌæpəʊˌsaɪəˈpɛtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for aposiopesis

C16: via Late Latin from Greek, from aposiōpaein to be totally silent, from siōpaein to be silent

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单词	aposiopesis
释义	aposiopesis [ ap-uh-sahy-uh-pee-sis ] / ˌæp əˌsaɪ əˈpi sɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aposiopesis ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ap·o·si·o·pe·ses [ap-uh-sahy-uh-pee-seez]. /ˌæp əˌsaɪ əˈpi siz/. Rhetoric. a sudden breaking off in the midst of a sentence, as if from inability or unwillingness to proceed. Origin of aposiopesis 1570–80; <Late Latin <Greek: literally, a full silence, equivalent to aposiōpē- (verbid stem of aposiōpáein to be fully silent; apo-apo- + siōpáein to be silent) + -sis-sis OTHER WORDS FROM aposiopesis ap·o·si·o·pet·ic [ap-uh-sahy-uh-pet-ik], /ˌæp əˌsaɪ əˈpɛt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby aposiopesis aporepressor, aporia, aport, aposematic, aposematic coloration, aposiopesis, apospory, apostasy, apostate, apostatize, apostaxis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aposiopesis There is either an aposiopesis or a line lost after this; I think the latter. The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays\|Thomas Keightley There may have been, as Malone thought, a line lost here; but I rather think it is an aposiopesis. The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays\|Thomas Keightley The aposiopesis was alarming, and Blarden's direction was obeyed instantaneously. The Cock and Anchor\|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu There is perhaps an aposiopesis here; otherwise I should incline to read touch, as Mr. Knight and Collier's folio also read. The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays\|Thomas Keightley Eustathius, and Clarke after him, understand an aposiopesis here, as if the speaker meant to say—what if there should be? The Odyssey of Homer\|Homer British Dictionary definitions for aposiopesis aposiopesis / (ˌæpəʊˌsaɪəˈpiːsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-siːz) rhetoric the device of suddenly breaking off in the middle of a sentence as if unwilling to continue Derived forms of aposiopesis aposiopetic (ˌæpəʊˌsaɪəˈpɛtɪk), adjective Word Origin for aposiopesis C16: via Late Latin from Greek, from aposiōpaein to be totally silent, from siōpaein to be silent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to aposiopesis allegory, allusion, analogy, anticlimax, antithesis, bathos, comparison, conceit, device, euphemism, euphuism, exaggeration, expression, flourish, flower, hyperbole, image, imagery, irony, metaphor
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aposiopesis

noun, plural ap·o·si·o·pe·ses [ap-uh-sahy-uh-pee-seez]. /ˌæp əˌsaɪ əˈpi siz/. Rhetoric.

Origin of aposiopesis

OTHER WORDS FROM aposiopesis

Words nearby aposiopesis

Example sentences from the Web for aposiopesis

British Dictionary definitions for aposiopesis

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

Derived forms of aposiopesis

Word Origin for aposiopesis

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