APOSIOPESIS


Meaning of APOSIOPESIS in English

— aposiopetic /ap'euh suy'euh pet"ik/ , adj.

/ap'euh suy'euh pee"sis/ , n. , pl. aposiopeses /-seez/ . Rhet.

a sudden breaking off in the midst of a sentence, as if from inability or unwillingness to proceed.

[ 1570-80; aposiope- (verbid s. of aposiopáein to be fully silent; apo- APO- + siopáein to be silent) + -sis -SIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .