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antífrase

Portuguese, noun/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.fɾa.zi/

antífrase is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “antiphrasis (use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “figura de linguagem, facilmente confundida com as figuras da ironia, sarcasmo, eufemismo e sátira, e consiste…”.

What does antífrase mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineantiphrasis (use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. figura de linguagem, facilmente confundida com as figuras da ironia, sarcasmo, eufemismo e sátira, e consiste na utilização de uma palavra com o sentido contrário àquele que tem normalmente

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of antífrase

  • antífrases plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce antífrase?

  • Brazil /ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.fɾa.zi/
  • Portugal /ɐ̃ˈti.fɾɐ.zɨ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.