proepiplexis

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noun

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.

OriginAncient Greek προεπίπληξις →
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Meanings

nounproepiplexis (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableA 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπροεπίπληξις“blaming beforehand”
  2. Englishproepiplexis

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

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

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

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