English dictionary
antiphrasis
/&/n't/I/fr/@/s/I/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a <i>court of vengeance</i>.
Source: webster1913