Accismus

Accismus: Accismus is a form of irony wherein a person pretends not to want an object they truly desire once presented with it. One of many figures of refutation [http://rhetoric.byu.edu/figures/Groupings/of%20Refutation.htm] , which is itself a figure of speech. In one version of Aesop's fable regarding [http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/cgi/aesop1.cgi?2&TheFoxandtheGrapes the fox and the grapes] , the fox pretends she did not want the grapes she had been trying to reach after she is unable to reach them. A more common example might be refusing the last helping of dessert, claiming "I couldn't possibly" when that is definitely not the case.

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Accismus — Ac*cis mus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Rhet.) Affected refusal; coyness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Accismus — (v. gr.), verstellte Weigerung, etwas anzunehmen, Ziererei … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
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accismus — n. rhetorical device of pretending to refuse … Dictionary of difficult words
accismus — … Useful english dictionary
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