In context|rhetoric|lang=en terms the difference between antiphrasis and antithesis
is that antiphrasis is (rhetoric) use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect while antithesis is (rhetoric) a device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form.
As nouns the difference between antiphrasis and antithesis
is that antiphrasis is (rhetoric) use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect while antithesis is a proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
antiphrasis
English
Noun
(rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect
Related terms
* antiphrastic
Anagrams
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antithesis
English
Noun
(antitheses)
A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
(rhetoric) A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form.
Antonyms
* epitome
Related terms
* antithetical