HyperDic: aposiopesis

English > 1 sense of the word aposiopesis:
NOUNcommunicationaposiopesisbreaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)
English > aposiopesis: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaningbreaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations).
Broaderrhetorical deviceA use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
Spanishaposiopesis, reticencia
Catalanaposiopesi, aposiopesis
Adjectivesaposiopeticrelating to or characteristic of aposiopesis

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