aposiopesis
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noun \ˌa-pə-ˌsī-ə-ˈpē-səs\ plural ap·o·si·o·pe·ses\-ˌsēz\
Definition of APOSIOPESIS
: the leaving of a thought incomplete usually by a sudden breaking off (as in “his behavior was—but I blush to mention that”)
— ap·o·si·o·pet·ic \-ˈpe-tik\ adjective
Origin of APOSIOPESIS
Late Latin, from Greek aposiōpēsis, from aposiōpan to be fully silent, from apo- + siōpan to be silent, from siōpē silence
First Known Use: 1555
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