Antiphrastic

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to antiphrasis.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Pertaining to antiphrasis.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. of, or relating to antiphrasis
  • Word Usage
    "Whether the focus is on obesity-associated morbidity or orthorexia nervosa (an antiphrastic oxymoron which is used to describe an unhealthy obsession with eating healthy), a hospital stay can help patients recalibrate their eating habits and promote greater combined mental and physical health in the future."
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