APOSIOPESIS (aposiopeses)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: aposiopeses   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does aposiopesis mean? 

• APOSIOPESIS (noun)
  The noun APOSIOPESIS has 1 sense:

1. breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)

  Familiarity information: APOSIOPESIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APOSIOPESIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("aposiopesis" is a kind of...):

rhetorical device (a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance))

Derivation:

aposiopetic (relating to or characteristic of aposiopesis)