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Feigned refusal of something earnestly desired
Look up accismus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Accismus is a feigned refusal of something earnestly desired. The 1823 Encyclopædia Britannica writes
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Literary and rhetorical device or general attitude towards life
redescription, metaphor, and narrative rather than traditional argument. Accismus Apophasis Auto-antonym Hypocrisy Ironism Irony punctuation Meta-communication
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Topics referred to by the same term
election candidate from running in general election on another ticket Accismus Appeal to spite This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
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Tsai from her 2006 album Dancing Diva a pretender's claim to the throne accismus Deception Camouflage False pretenses, in criminal law This disambiguation
Pretense
Literary technique used to persuade
conversation to express meanness, playfulness, or humor. Another form is accismus: expressing the desire for something by denying it. A common example is
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Mountain
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Greek Slavic
Easterner.
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Irish
Holly.
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Indian
One of the kauravas
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places called Crowden, in Derbyshire and Devon. The first is named from Old English crÄwe ‘crow’ + denu ‘valley’; the second from Old English crÄwe + dÅ«n ‘hill’.
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Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Starred
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Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Iranian, Malayalam, Muslim
Ruler; Lord Shiva
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Muslim
God name
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Tamil
Friend
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Hindu
One who poses all best qualities
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n.
Affected refusal; coyness.