HYPOBOLE

Etymology

Noun

hypobole (uncountable)

(rhetoric) A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favour of the opposing side, and then they are refuted one by one.

Anagrams

• lyophobe

Source: Wiktionary


Hy*pob"o*le, n. Etym: [Gr. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favor of the opposite side, each of them being refuted in order.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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