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apophasis | undefined |

As a noun apophasis

is (rhetoric) an allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

apophasis

English

Noun

(apophases)
  • (rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned
    • "I won't mention your bad grammar" is an example of apophasis .

    Related terms

    * apo- * -phasis * apophatic * apophatically

    Coordinate terms

    * proslepsis

    See also

    * not to mention * to say nothing of

    undefined

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia undefined) (-)
  • Lacking a definition or value.
  • (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
    • The result of division by zero is undefined .

    Antonyms

    * defined