Found 2 items, similar to antiphrasis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: antiphrasis antiphrasis n : the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Antiphrasis Antiphrasis \An*tiph"ra*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to express by antithesis or negation.] (Rhet.) The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance. [1913 Webster]