Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to antiphrasis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to antiphrasis.
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- adjective of, or relating to
antiphrasis
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Examples
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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.
Craig Garner: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': The Hospital Menu in the Modern Age 2010
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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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