Main Entry: apoph·a·sis

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈpä-fə-səs\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin, repudiation, from Greek, denial, negation, from apophanai to deny, from apo- + phanai to say — more at ban

Date: 1657

: the raising of an issue by claiming not to mention it (as in “we won't discuss his past crimes”)