Antiperistasis

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feminine noun (rhetoric / philosophy / physics)

Definition

A figure of speech or ancient philosophical and physical principle whereby a quality or force is intensified and amplified through the direct action of a contrary force surrounding or repelling it. In a rhetorical sense, it represents an argumentative device through which an objection raised by an opponent is transformed into a powerful argument in favor of one's own thesis, enhancing its structural impact.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Antiperistasis
  • Counter-resistance

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Feminine noun, regular structural plural variations.
Formation Borrowed from Ancient Greek 'antiperistasis', signifying a reaction to surrounding resistance.
Spelling / Pronunciation [an.ti.pe.ris.ˈta.zə]
Source Encyclopedia of Classical Rhetoric and Aristotelian Natural Philosophy

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: În fizica aristotelică, se credea că aerul rece din jur comprimă și încinge focul printr-o antiperistază naturală.

EN: In Aristotelian physics, it was believed that surrounding cold air compresses and intensifies fire through a natural antiperistasis.

RO: Oratorul a demonstrat o stăpânire perfectă a discursului, aplicând o antiperistază ce a redus la tăcere opoziția.

EN: The orator demonstrated perfect mastery of speech, applying an antiperistasis that silenced the opposition.

RO: Acest fenomen literar este o veritabilă antiperistază, unde cenzura rigidă nu a făcut decât să sporească faima operei.

EN: This literary phenomenon is a true antiperistasis, where rigid censorship only managed to increase the work's fame.

Idioms & Phrases

Principiu de antiperistază / Principle of antiperistasis

RO: Teorie veche conform căreia contrariile își sporesc reciproc intensitatea atunci când se întâlnesc.

EN: An old theory according to which contraries mutually increase their intensity when they meet.

Antiperistază retorică / Rhetorical antiperistasis

RO: Tehnică de elocință prin care criticile dure sunt absorbite și folosite ca dovezi ale corectitudinii autorului.

EN: An eloquence technique where harsh criticisms are absorbed and used as proof of the author's correctness.

Efect de antiperistază / Antiperistasis effect

RO: Reacție structurală de auto-intensificare a unei stări sub presiunea externă a unui mediu complet diferit.

EN: A structural self-intensification reaction of a state under the external pressure of a completely different medium.

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