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Definition of antiphrasis

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noun

the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)

source: WordNet 3.0

The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.

source: Webster 1913

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