paralipsis

Examples

• All

• She cleverly resorted to paralipsis to hint at information she chose not to reveal.

• In literature, paralipsis is often employed to draw attention to something while pretending to exclude it.

• What is paralipsis?

• The term is paralipsis.

• In literature, paralipsis is a technique used to emphasize a point by mentioning it while pretending to ignore it.

• The politician employed paralipsis by saying, 'I won't discuss the previous administration's errors.'

• During the debate, she effectively used paralipsis to allude to the major issues without stating them directly.

Synonyms

P

paralepsis

vsparalipsis

• Literature

9.9

Mentioning something briefly while pretending to ignore it draws attention

is done by pretending to pass it over rather than simply noting omissions

P

paraleipsis

vsparalipsis

• Literature

9.9

A way of bringing up something by saying you will not talk about it

uses the same pretending omission but with a clear profession of ignoring

P

preterition

vsparalipsis

• Literature

9.9

Briefly mention something while saying you will not give the important details

focuses more on hinting at omitted details than on outright denial of mention

A

apophasis

vsparalipsis

• Literature

9.9

Saying you will not talk about something to draw attention to it

relies on feigned passing over rather than on an explicit statement of nonmention

How Emphatic

declaration

• Formal

150 3.7

paralipsis

• Literature

9.9

allusion

21 6.8

mention

220 2.5

hint

229 1.5

Surface Forms

Etymology