# chiasmus

> English word · Noun · IPA /kaɪˈæzməs/

## Definitions
1. An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek χῑασμός (khīasmós), from χῑάζω (khīázō, “to mark with an X”), from χ (kh, “chi”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chiasmus