Circumocution
Natalie Hellner 4A
The use of many words when a few would do.
Evasive talk; roundabout expression
Part of Speech: noun
Synonyms:
1. Discursiveness
2. Verbosity
3. Periphrasis
Antonyms:
1. Directness
2. Straightforwardness
3. Terseness
Sentences:
1. Sarah often used circumlocution sentences to confuse her family and friends.
2. Doctors use circumlocution ways of describing illness to patients bit often they need to use simpler definitions.
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