Etymology

proepiplexis

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Today it means: A figure in which the speaker blames or reproaches oneself beforehand in order to secure the attention or favor of the audience; a form of protherapeia. Full definition →

Ancient Greek προεπίπληξις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπροεπίπληξις“blaming beforehand”
  2. English todayproepiplexis

From Ancient Greek προεπίπληξις (proepíplēxis, “blaming beforehand”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἐπίπληξις (epíplēxis, “blame, reproof”).

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