ἀντίφρᾰσις,εως,ἡ, (ἀντιφράζω) Rhet. and Gramm.,
A. antiphrasis,i.e. the use of words of good sense in place of those of a contrary sense,ΕὐμενίδεςforἘρινύες, πόντος εὔξεινοςforἄξεινος,
Ath. 3.90b ; orοὐδ' ἄρα . . γήθησενforἐλυπήθη,
Trypho Trop. 2.15 ; κατ' ἀντίφρασιν
Corn. ND 4
, Erot. s.v. ἀσήμοις , Herm. in Phdr. p.176A. , Porph. Chr. 87 .
II. expression by means of negation,
Anon. Fig. p.212S.