Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autoclesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-to-cle-sis
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The arousing of interest in something by mentioning it in a negative or dismissive way.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The author's rhetorical use of autoclesis is loaded."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does autoclesis mean?: The arousing of interest in something by mentioning it in a negative or dismissive way.

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