apodioxis

English

Examples (rhetoric)

The Republican proposal is as heartless as we would expect.
The Democrats cannot be taken seriously on military matters.

Etymology

From Latin, from ἀποδίωξις (apodíōxis), from Ancient Greek ἀποδιώκειν (apodiṓkein, “to drive away”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæpə(ʊ)daɪˈɒksɪs/

Noun

apodioxis

  1. (rhetoric, obsolete) Emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition.

Translations

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