Accismus definition: an ironic rhetorical device, in which one feigns indifference, or makes a pretense of refusing something one desires.

Accismus is a feigned refusal of something earnestly desired. The 1823 Encyclopædia Britannica writes that accismus may sometimes be considered as a virtue ...

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun accismus. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See ...

Noun. accismus (uncountable) (rhetoric) The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it.

4 нояб. 2019 г. · Accismus is a form of irony in which a person feigns a lack of interest in something that he or she actually desires.

We start with: accismus (ak-SIZ-muhs) noun. Feigning lack of interest in something while actually desiring it. [From Greek akkismos (coyness or affectation).]

Hence Accissare, to dote or to be mad. It's also said of her, that she used to refuse what she greatly desired, hence Accismus, Dissimulation. Her name is used ...

1 дек. 2018 г. · Accismus is a form of irony in which a person feigns indifference to or pretends to refuse something he or she desires.

25 авг. 2021 г. · ▷A form of irony in which a person feigns indifference to or pretends to refuse something he or she desires. /ækˈsɪzməs/- Noun.