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| The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition |
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| A mild or indirect word or expression for one too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. |
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a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. |
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| The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite |
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| The main means of mass communication regarded collectively. |
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| The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as seen in its beliefs and aspirations |
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| A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth. |
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| A refutation or contradiction. |
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| Ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary |
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