antiphrasis vs rhetorical device

antiphrasis and rhetorical device both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
antiphrasis	Yes	No	No	No
rhetorical device	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rhetorical device is a hypernym of antiphrasis; that is, rhetorical device is a word with a broader meaning than antiphrasis:

antiphrasis: the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)
rhetorical device: a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

antiphrasis (noun)	rhetorical device (noun)
the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)	a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

antiphrasis vs rhetorical device

antiphrasis and rhetorical device both are nouns.

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