a·poph·a·sis (ə-p
ŏf
ə-sĭs)
n.Allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned, as in
I will not bring up my opponent's questionable financial dealings. [TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲
apophasis [Late Latin, from Greek, from
apophanai,
to say no :
apo-,
apo- +
phanai,
to say; see
bhā-2 in Indo-European Roots.]
[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲