aposiopesis
apo·si·o·pe·sis
aposiopesis · aposiopeses
апозиопезис
Aposiopese
An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis or an em dashAn abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).
/ˌæpəsaɪəˈpiːsɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).
Aposiopese
апозиопе́зисapoziopézis
More definitions
- breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
abrupt breaking-off in speech:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
abrupt breaking-off in speech:
Origin
From Latin aposiopesis, from Ancient Greek ἀποσιώπησις (aposiṓpēsis), from ἀποσιωπάω (aposFrom Latin aposiopesis, from Ancient Greek ἀποσιώπησις (aposiṓpēsis), from ἀποσιωπάω (aposiōpáō, “be silent”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, from”) + σιωπάω (siōpáō, “to be silent”).
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Forms
plural: aposiopeses| Singular | aposiopesis |
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irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable