Etymology

antirrhesis

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Today it means: A discrediting or rejection of an authority. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀντίρρησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἀντίρρησις“altercation”
  2. English todayantirrhesis

From Ancient Greek ἀντίρρησις (antírrhēsis, “altercation”)

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