paraleipsis

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Noun paraleipsis has 1 sense

paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis, preterition - suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
--₁ is a kind of rhetorical device

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Paraleipsis

Noun: Paraleipsis refers to a rhetorical device where a speaker or writer pretends to ignore or deny something, while actually drawing attention to it. It is often used to emphasize or insinuate a hidden message.

Example sentences:

Although I won't mention his terrible grades, it's clear that John needs to study harder.
She cleverly used paraleipsis to subtly remind everyone of the incident without directly accusing anyone.
The politician employed paraleipsis to imply his opponent's involvement in the scandal without explicitly stating it.

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