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paralipsis.

A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪp.sɪs/UK, US
  1. A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it.

    countable · rhetoric · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek παράλειψις (paráleipsis, “omission”), from παραλείπω (paraleípō, “I pass over”), from παρά (pará, “by, near”) + λείπω (leípō, “I leave”).

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