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aposiopesis
aposiopesis
synonyms
reticence
oxymoron
trope
bathos
exaggeration
simile
asyndeton
onomatopoeia
litotes
apostrophe
hyperbole
satire
imagery
figure of speech
rhetoric
metaphor
tropology
synecdoche
turn of phrase
paradox
euphuism
understatement
parallel
irony
conceit
proteron
comparison
image
parable
ellipsis
euphemism
echoism
personification
metonymy
anaphora
anticlimax
antithesis
antistrophe
allegory
allusion
adumbration
analogue
alliteration
hesitation
stammer
pause
waffle
synecdoche
oxymoron
simile
aposiopesis
definitions
noun
An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).