antiphrase
French, noun/ɑ̃.ti.fʁaz/
antiphrase is a French feminine noun meaning “antiphrasis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Figure de style, par laquelle on emploie un mot, une locution, une phrase, pour signifier le contraire”.
What does antiphrase mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineantiphrasis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Figure de style, par laquelle on emploie un mot, une locution, une phrase, pour signifier le contraire.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of antiphrase
- antiphrases plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce antiphrase?
- /ɑ̃.ti.fʁaz/
- \ɑ̃.ti.fʁaz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is antiphrase in French?
antiphrase appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).