A.antiphrasis, i.e. the use of words of good sense in place of those of a contrary sense, Εὐμενίδες for Ἐρινύες, πόντος εὔξεινος for ἄξεινος, Ath.3.90b; or οὐδ᾽ ἄρα . . γήθησεν for ἐλυπήθη, Trypho Trop.2.15; “κατ᾽ ἀντίφρασιν” Corn.ND4, Erot.s.v. ἀσήμοις, Herm.in Phdr.p.176A., Porph.Chr. 87.
II. expression by means of negation, Anon.Fig.p.212S.