Definition of Accismus. Meaning of Accismus. Synonyms of Accismus

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Definition of Accismus

Accismus
Accismus Ac*cis"mus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Rhet.) Affected refusal; coyness.

Meaning of Accismus from wikipedia

- Look up accismus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Accismus is a feigned refusal of something earnestly desired. The 1823 Encyclopædia Britannica writes...
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- "every trivial oddity" in situations where there is no double audience. Accismus Apophasis Auto-antonym Double standard Hypocrisy Ironism Irony punctuation...
- meaning differs from the manner or sense in which they are ordinarily used. Accismus: expressing the want of something by denying it. Adynaton: an extreme form...