Definition
A rhetorical device in which a sentence is deliberately left unfinished, the speaker breaking off as if unable or unwilling to continue.
Etymology
From Greek 'aposiopesis' (becoming silent), from 'apo-' (away from) + 'siopan' (to be silent). When words fail — or when SILENCE says more than words could.
Kelly Says
When someone says 'If you don't stop, I'll...' and just STOPS? That's aposiopesis! The silence IS the message! It's the dramatic pause that says 'you KNOW what comes next, and it's not good...' 😤...
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አፖሲዮፕሲስ
āpōsiyōpēsis
ARالعربية
توقّف الكلام
tawakkuf al-kalām
BNবাংলা
অপোসিওপেসিস
apōsiyōpēsis
CACatalà
aposiopèsi
a-po-si-o-pe-si
CSČeština
apozjopeza
a-po-zjo-pe-za
DADansk
aposiopese
a-po-si-o-pe-se
DEDeutsch
Aposiopese
a.po.zi.o.pe.zə
ELΕλληνικά
αποσιωπή
aposiōpē
ESEspañol
aposiopesia
a-po-si-o-pe-si-a
FAفارسی
آپوزیوپز
āpūziyūpaz
FISuomi
aposiopesis
a-po-si-o-pe-sis
FRFrançais
aposiopèse
a.pɔ.zi.ɔ.pɛz
GUGU
અપોસિયોપેસિસ
apōsiyōpēsis
HAHA
karya magana
karya magana
HEעברית
אפוסיופזיס
apūsiyūpēzis
HIहिन्दी
अपोसियोपेसिस
apōsiyōpēsis
HUMagyar
apoziopeza
a-po-zi-o-pe-za
IDBahasa Indonesia
aposiopesis
a-po-si-o-pe-sis
ITItaliano
aposiopesi
a-po-si-o-pe-si
JA日本語
アポシオペーゼ
aposhiopeze
KKKK
апозіопеза
apoziopeza
KMKM
ការបញ្ឈប់សម្តី
kār bânchâk sāmdĭ
KO한국어
무언의 중지
mu-eon-ui jung-ji
MRMR
अपोसियोपेसिस
apōsiyōpēsis
MSBahasa Melayu
aposiopesis
a-po-si-o-pe-sis
MYမြန်မာ
စကားရပ်မှု
sakaʔ rapʰ mhu
NLNederlands
aposiopese
a-po-si-o-pe-se
NONorsk
aposiopese
a-po-si-o-pe-se
PAPA
ਅਪੋਸਿਓਪੇਸਿਸ
apōsiyōpēsis
PLPolski
apozjopeza
a-po-zjo-pe-za
PTPortuguês
aposiopese
a-po-si-o-pe-se
RORomână
apoziopeză
a-po-zi-o-pe-za
RUРусский
апосиопеза
aposiopēza
SVSvenska
aposiopesis
a-po-si-o-pe-sis
SWKiswahili
kutokomeza kuzungumza
kutokomeza kuzungumza
TAதமிழ்
பேச்சை நிறுத்துதல்
pēcchai niṟuttal
TEతెలుగు
అపోసియోపెసిస్
apōsiyōpēsis
THไทย
การหยุดพูด
kān yud phūt
TLTL
pangungusap na bigla na natapos
pangungusap na bigla na natapos
TRTürkçe
konuşmanın kesilmesi
konuşmanın kesilmesi
UKУкраїнська
апозіопеза
apoziopeza
URاردو
اپوسیوپیزس
apūsiyūpēzis
VITiếng Việt
ngừng nói
ngừng nói
YOYO
ìdàjọ́ tó gbé
ìdàjọ́ tó gbé
ZUZU
ukuthembisa ukukhuluma
ukuthembisa ukukhuluma