˜yÐÄvlog

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enantiosis

[ ih-nan-tee-oh-sis ]

noun

Rhetoric.
plural enantioses
  1. a figure of speech in which what is meant is the opposite of what is said; irony.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of enantiosis1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Greek ±ð²Ô²¹²Ô³ÙíŲõ¾±²õ “opposition, disagreement, discrepancy,†a derivative of the verb ±ð²Ô²¹²Ô³Ù¾±´Çû²õ³Ù³ó²¹¾± “to oppose, withstand,†derivative of the adjective ±ð²Ô²¹²Ô³Ùí´Ç²õ “oppositeâ€;  enantio-, -osis

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