aposiopesis

pronunciation

How to pronounce aposiopesis in British English: UK [æ'pəʊsaɪəʊpi:sɪs]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)

Word Origin

aposiopesis (n.)
rhetorical artifice wherein the speaker suddenly breaks off in the middle of a sentence, 1570s, from Latin, from Greek aposiopesis "a becoming silent," also as a rhetorical figure, from apo- (see apo-) + siope "silence."

Example

1. Relating to or characteristic of aposiopesis .

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