antiphrasis
Noun
Meaning
The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
simile
speech
corruption
infection
pollution
contamination
metaphor
bribery
misuse
degeneracy
barbarism
depravity
filth
canker
adulteration
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