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antiphrasis

noun

The use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)

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Word length
11
Starts with
A
Ends with
S
Contains
NT
Scrabble score
16

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noun

  1. The use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)

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