Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In rhetoric, a feigned refusal; an ironical dissimulation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Rhet.) Affected refusal; coyness.
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- noun rhetoric
Feigning disinterest in something while actually desiring it.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ἀκκισμός (akkismos, "prudery")
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reesetee commented on the word accismus
No, never mind. I don't want you to add this to your Wordie list...
March 1, 2007
slumry commented on the word accismus
It works every time. . .well, maybe not every time, but this time.
June 17, 2007
whichbe commented on the word accismus
Rhetorical device of pretending to refuse.
May 16, 2008
bilby commented on the word accismus
I simply couldn't ...
June 3, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word accismus
JM really doesn’t want to use the word ‘accismus’, really he doesn’t – oh all right then he will!
March 5, 2009