Definition
A rhetorical device where a speaker mentions something by saying they won't mention it, like saying 'I won't even talk about how lazy he is' while actually drawing attention to it.
Etymology
From Greek apophasis meaning 'denial' or 'negation,' derived from apo- (away) and phanai (to speak). The term evolved in classical rhetoric to describe this paradoxical technique of denying while affirming.
Kelly Says
This word describes something people do constantly without knowing the name—saying 'I'm not going to gossip, but...' is pure apophasis! It's so common in arguments and marketing that understanding it helps you spot when people are secretly emphasizing exactly what they claim to ignore.
Translations
ARالعربية
الاستبعاد
al-is-ti-bi-ud
BNবাংলা
অপোফাছিস
a-po-fa-chis
CACatalà
apofasi
ah-poh-fa-si
CSČeština
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
DADansk
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
DEDeutsch
Apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
ELΕλληνικά
Αποφάσις
a-po-fa-sis
ESEspañol
apofasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
FISuomi
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
FRFrançais
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
GUGU
અપોફાસિસ
a-po-fa-sis
HAHA
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
HEעברית
אפופאזי
a-po-fa-zi
HIहिन्दी
अप्रतिपादन
a-pri-ti-pa-dan
HUMagyar
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
IDBahasa Indonesia
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
IGIG
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
ITItaliano
apofasi
ah-poh-fa-si
JA日本語
アポファシス
a-po-fa-shi-su
KKKK
апофазис
a-po-fa-zis
KMKM
អាបុណោហ្គេតា
a-bu-no-he-ta
KO한국어
아포파시스
a-po-pa-si-seu
MRMR
अपोफासीस
a-po-fa-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
MYမြန်မာ
အပိုဖာစီ
a-po-fa-si
NLNederlands
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
NONorsk
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
PAPA
ਅਪੋਫਾਸਿਸ
a-po-fa-sis
PLPolski
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
PTPortuguês
apofase
ah-poh-fa-se
RORomână
apofaza
ah-poh-fa-za
RUРусский
Апофазис
ah-poh-fa-zis
SVSvenska
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
SWKiswahili
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
TAதமிழ்
அபொபஃபசிஸ்
a-po-pa-fasi-s
TEతెలుగు
అపోఫాసిస్
a-po-fa-sis
THไทย
อพอฟาซิส
a-po-fa-sis
TLTL
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
TRTürkçe
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
UKУкраїнська
Апофазис
ah-poh-fa-zis
URاردو
اپوفہASIS
a-po-fa-h-asis
VITiếng Việt
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
YOYO
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis
ZUZU
apophasis
ah-poh-fa-sis