| Figure Name | acyron |
| Source | Quintilian 8.2.3-4; Susenbrotus (1540) 11-12 ("acyrologia," "acyron"); Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm) |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | improprietas, uncouthe |
| Etymology | Greek, ak'-y-ron, "without authority" "without authority" |
| Type | Trope |
| Linguistic Domain |
Semantic |
| Definition |
The use of a word repugnant or contrary to what is meant. |
| Example |
"Never could I have hoped for such great woe" —Aeneid 4.419 |
| Kind Of | Opposition |
| Part Of | |
| Related Figures | acyrologia, catachresis |
| Notes | |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Randy Harris |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | fixed source, added synonyms |
| Reviewed | Yes |
| Reviewer | Ashley Rose Kelly |