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apodioxis

/ˌæpə(ʊ)daɪˈɒksɪs/

apodioxis noun: emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition.

Noun

apodioxis

  1. (obsolete, rhetoric) Emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition.

Origin of apodioxis

From Latin, from ἀποδίωξις (apodíōxis), from Ancient Greek ἀποδιώκειν (apodiṓkein, “to drive away”).

Questions about apodioxis

What does apodioxis mean?
Apodioxis means emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition.
What part of speech is apodioxis?
Apodioxis is a noun.
How do you pronounce apodioxis?
Apodioxis is pronounced /ˌæpə(ʊ)daɪˈɒksɪs/.

Words near apodioxis in the dictionary

  1. apodictive
  2. apodicts
  3. apodid
  4. apodids
  5. apodiform
  6. apodioxis
  7. apodisation
  8. apodisations
  9. apodised
  10. apoditrysian
  11. apoditrysians

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