| Figure Name | aganactesis |
| Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm); Bullinger (1898) ("aganactesis; or, idignation") |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | indignatio, iracundia, indignation |
| Etymology | Gk. "physical pain, irritation" hence "vexation," "indignation" |
| Type | Chroma |
| Linguistic Domain |
Semantic |
| Definition |
1. An exclamation proceeding from deep indignation. (Silva Rhetoricae) 2. An Expression of Feeling by way of Indignation... The figure is used when an exclamation proceeds from the deep feeling of indignation. (Bullinger, 909) |
| Example |
1. Acts 13:10. -Here we have a forcible example of Paul's indignation at the opposition of Elymas the Sorcerer. (Bullinger, 909) |
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| Related Figures | ecphonesis, exclamatio, figures of pathos |
| Notes | |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Ioanna Malton |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | fixed title and source and added related figure, added synonyms |
| Reviewed | No |