ENGLISH → HINDI
antiphrasis
01
noun
विपरीतार्थक प्रयोग, व्यंग्यार्थ
Use of a word or phrase in a sense opposite of its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect.
In a sentence
When they called him “bad as hell”, they weren’t calling him evil. It was antiphrasis.
जब उन्होंने उसे बहुत बुरा कहा, तो वे उसे दुष्ट नहीं कह रहे थे। यह विपरीतार्थक प्रयोग था।
A note on usage
countable; rhetoric; uncountable