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

  • 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

  • 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.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2010

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