Epanorthoses

/ˌɛpənɔːrˈθoʊsiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of epanorthosis; instances of correcting or improving upon a previous statement to make it stronger or clearer.

Etymology

From Greek epa- (upon) + anortho- (straighten) + -sis (condition). The term evolved in rhetoric to describe a speaker's technique of restating something in a better way.

Kelly Says

Politicians and lawyers use this trick constantly—they'll say something, then immediately correct themselves with a stronger version, like 'We need action—no, we demand action NOW!' It's a persuasion technique baked into the word itself.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማስተካከል
mas-teka-kel
ARالعربية
تصحيح
tas-shih
BNবাংলা
সংশোধন
songshodhon
CACatalà
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis
CSČeština
epanorthoses
e-pan-or-to-ses
DADansk
epanorthoses
e-pan-or-to-ses
DEDeutsch
Epanorthosen
e-pan-or-to-zen
ELΕλληνικά
επανόρθωση
e-pan-or-tho-si
ESEspañol
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis
FAفارسی
اصلاح
islah
FISuomi
epanorthoses
e-pan-or-to-ses
FRFrançais
épanorthoses
e-pan-or-to-s
GUGU
સુધારણા
su-dha-rana
HAHA
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis
HEעברית
תיקון
tikun
HIहिन्दी
सर्वोत्तम
sarvotam
HUMagyar
epanorthoses
e-pan-or-to-ses
IDBahasa Indonesia
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis
IGIG
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis
ITItaliano
epanorthosi
e-pan-or-to-si
JA日本語
正誤訂正
seigo teisei
KKKK
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis
KMKM
ការកែ
ka-re kae
KO한국어
정정
jeongjeong
MRMR
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုပြင်
pyu pyin
NLNederlands
epanorthoses
e-pan-or-to-ses
NONorsk
epanorthoses
e-pan-or-to-ses
PAPA
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis
PLPolski
epanorthoses
e-pan-or-to-ses
PTPortuguês
epanorthoses
e-pan-or-to-ses
RORomână
epanorthoses
e-pan-or-to-ses
RUРусский
эпанортиз
e-pan-ortiz
SVSvenska
epanorthoses
e-pan-or-to-ses
SWKiswahili
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis
TAதமிழ்
சரிசெய்தல்
sari-seythal
TEతెలుగు
校正
kṣālojjā
THไทย
การแก้ไข
gan gai
TLTL
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis
TRTürkçe
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis
UKУкраїнська
епанортиз
e-pan-ortiz
URاردو
تصحیح
tas-hiq
VITiếng Việt
sửa lỗi
sua loi
YOYO
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis
ZH中文
校正
xiào zhèng
ZUZU
epanorthosis
e-pan-or-to-sis

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