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”)