What is the use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance called?
antiphrasis — The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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