DEVIL'S ADVOCATE


Meaning of DEVIL'S ADVOCATE in English

noun

a person who expresses an opinion that they do not really hold in order to encourage a discussion about a subject :

Often the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate in order to get a discussion going.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.