Definition
Using words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say, like saying 'Oh great!' when something bad happens.
Etymology
From Greek anti- (against) + phrastikos (of speaking), derived from phrasis (speech). The term developed to describe rhetoric that deliberately inverts literal meaning for effect or irony.
Kelly Says
Antiphrastic language is why sarcasm works so well in humor—your brain has to do a flip to understand that someone saying 'That's just perfect!' about spilled milk actually means the opposite. This same trick appears in literature and everyday speech across virtually every culture.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُضاد لِلسَوَاء
muḍād li-s-sawā'
BNবাংলা
প্রতিব্যঞ্জন
pro-ti-b-y-an-jon
CACatalà
antifrastic
an-ti-fras-tic
CSČeština
antifrasticky
an-ti-fra-s-tick-y
DADansk
antifrastisk
an-ti-fra-s-tisk
DEDeutsch
antiphrastisch
an-ti-fra-s-tish
ELΕλληνικά
αντιφραστικό
an-ti-fra-sti-ko
ESEspañol
antifrástico
an-ti-fras-ti-ko
FAفارسی
ضدphonic
zad-fo-nik
FISuomi
antifrastiseksi
an-ti-fra-si-seksi
FRFrançais
antiphrastique
an-ti-fra-stik
GUGU
અંતિફોનરી
an-ti-fo-na-ri
HAHA
antifrastik
an-ti-fras-tik
HEעברית
מילים נגד
miv-im nigad
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिलोम
pra-ti-lom
HUMagyar
antifrastikus
an-ti-fra-s-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
antifrastik
an-ti-fras-tik
IGIG
akụkọ ọnọdụ
a-ku-ko o-no-du
ITItaliano
antifrastico
an-ti-fras-ti-ko
JA日本語
逆説的
gyaku-setsuteki
KKKK
антифрастический
an-ti-fra-s-ti-ches-kiy
KO한국어
반어적인
ban-eo-jik-eun
MRMR
अंतिफोनाऱ्या
an-ti-fo-na-rya
MSBahasa Melayu
antifrastik
an-ti-fras-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောဆိုခြင်း
pyaw-so-ching
NLNederlands
antifrastisch
an-ti-fra-s-tisch
NONorsk
antifrastisk
an-ti-fra-s-tisk
PAPA
ਅੰਤਿਫੋਨਰੀ
an-ti-fo-na-ri
PLPolski
antyfrastyczny
an-ty-fra-s-ty-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
antifrastico
an-ti-fra-sti-ko
RORomână
antifrastic
an-ti-fras-tik
RUРусский
антифрастический
an-ti-fra-s-ti-ches-kiy
SVSvenska
antifrastiskt
an-ti-fra-s-tisk
SWKiswahili
antifrastik
an-ti-fras-tik
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்மறை
e-thir-ma-rai
TEతెలుగు
సానుకూలత
sa-nu-koo-la-ta
THไทย
ตรงกันข้าม
trong-gan-kha-am
TLTL
antifrastik
an-ti-fras-tik
TRTürkçe
antifrastiki
an-ti-fra-sti-ki
UKУкраїнська
антифрастичний
an-ti-fra-s-ti-ch-nyy
VITiếng Việt
ngược lại
ngược lại
YOYO
antifrastik
an-ti-fras-tik
ZUZU
antifrastik
an-ti-fras-tik