perlocution

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UK/pɜləʊˈkjuʃən/US/pɜɹləˈkjuʃən/

noun

The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.

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Meanings

nounperlocution (plural perlocutions)

plural perlocutions

  1. human sciencesThe effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.

Origin

From per- + locution.

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Translations

Dutch perlocutie
  • perlocutieeffect of utterance
German Perlokution
  • Perlokutioneffect of utterance
Spanish perlocución
  • perlocucióneffect of utterance

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

prelocution
Cite this entry
APA

perlocution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perlocution

MLA

“perlocution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perlocution. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perlocution,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perlocution.

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