paralipsis noun. [parǝ'lɪpsɪs] Also paraleipsis [-'lʌɪp-]. Pl. -pses [-psi:z]. M16.
[Late Latin from Greek paraleipsis passing by, omission, from paraleipein: see PARALIPOMENON.]
Rhetoric. The emphasizing of something by affecting to pass it by without notice, usually with such phrases as 'not to mention', 'to say nothing of'.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲