Definition
A rhetorical device in which a speaker emphasizes a point by checking or questioning themselves, often beginning with phrases like 'or rather' or 'I mean.'
Etymology
From Greek esphresis meaning 'a catching sight of' or 'observation,' related to the verb sphraein; used in classical rhetoric for self-correction or emphasis.
Kelly Says
This is the linguistic move where someone catches themselves mid-sentence and rephrases for clarity or impact—it makes speakers sound thoughtful and precise!
Translations
ARالعربية
إسفرسيس
es-fre-sis
BNবাংলা
এসফ্রেসিস
es-fre-sis
CACatalà
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
CSČeština
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
DADansk
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
DEDeutsch
Esphrésis
es-fre-sis
ELΕλληνικά
Εσφρέσις
es-fre-sis
ESEspañol
esfréisis
es-fre-e-sis
FAفارسی
اسفرسيس
es-fre-sis
FISuomi
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
FRFrançais
esphrésis
es-fré-sis
GUGU
એસ્ફ્રેસિસ
es-fre-sis
HAHA
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
HEעברית
אֶסְפְרֵסִיס
es-fre-sis
HIहिन्दी
एस्फ्रेसिस
es-fre-sis
HUMagyar
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
IDBahasa Indonesia
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
IGIG
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
ITItaliano
esfréisis
es-fre-e-sis
JA日本語
エスペレスシス
es-pe-re-sis
KKKK
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
KMKM
អេស្ព្រេស៊ីស
es-pre-sis
KO한국어
에스프레시스
es-pe-re-siseu
MRMR
एस्फ्रेसिस
es-fre-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
MYမြန်မာ
အဲစဖရက်စစ်
a-es-fre-se-cit
NLNederlands
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
NONorsk
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
PAPA
ਏਸਫ੍ਰੇਸਿਸ
es-fre-sis
PLPolski
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
PTPortuguês
esfréisis
es-fre-e-sis
RORomână
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
RUРусский
эсфресис
es-fre-sis
SVSvenska
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
SWKiswahili
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
TAதமிழ்
எஸ்பிரெசிஸ்
es-fre-sise
TEతెలుగు
ఎస్ఫ్రేసిస్
es-fre-sis
THไทย
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
TLTL
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
TRTürkçe
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
UKУкраїнська
есфресіс
es-fre-sis
URاردو
Esphrésis
es-fre-sis
VITiếng Việt
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
YOYO
esphrésis
es-fre-sis
ZH中文
Esphrésis
es-fre-sis
ZUZU
esphrésis
es-fre-sis