Paradiastole (from Greek παραδιαστολή from παρά para `next to, alongside`, and διαστολή diastole `separation, distinction`) is the reframing of a vice as a virtue, often with the use of euphemism, for example, `Yes, I know it does not work all the time, but that is what makes it interesting.` It is often used ironical...
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description of an unfavourable quality through a favourable synonym
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