prodiorthosis

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noun

A statement intended to prepare one’s audience for something shocking or offensive; an extreme form of protherapeia.

OriginAncient Greek προδιόρθωσις →
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Meanings

nounprodiorthosis (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableA statement intended to prepare one’s audience for something shocking or offensive; an extreme form of protherapeia.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπροδιόρθωσις“previous correction”
  2. Englishprodiorthosis

From Ancient Greek προδιόρθωσις (prodiórthōsis, “previous correction”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + διόρθωσις (diórthōsis, “correction, making straight”).

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APA

prodiorthosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prodiorthosis

MLA

“prodiorthosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prodiorthosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prodiorthosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prodiorthosis.

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