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antiphrasis

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  1. 1. n. The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. the use of a word in a word/sense">sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony) Source: wordnet
  3. 3. The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance. Source: webster
  4. 4. The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning;as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n. the use of a word in a word/sense">sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony) Source: ecdict

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