🗣️circumlocution (zirkəm-lohkju-shuhn)

noun
/ˌsɜːrkəmləˈkjuːʃn/
Zirkelschluss (Zirkelschluss)

Bedeutung

the use of many words when fewer would do, especially to avoid stating something directly
Bedeutungsübersetzung
die Verwendung vieler Worte, wenn weniger ausreichen würden, besonders um etwas nicht direkt zu sagen
die Verwendung vieler Worte, wenn weniger ausreichen würden, besonders um etwas nicht direkt zu sagen

Beispielsätze

The politician's speech was filled with circumlocution.

Die Rede des Politikers war voll von Zirkelschlüssen.
Die Rede des Politikers war voll von Zirkelschlüssen.

Synonyme

wordiness, verbosity, periphrasis, redundancy

Antonyme

conciseness, brevity, directness

Kollokationen

political circumlocution, filled with circumlocution, avoid circumlocution

Verwandte Vokabulare

The ability to control one's own behavior and actions.
secure container for storing valuables; protection from danger
a person's name written by themselves, often as a form of identification or authorization
The effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in terms of the rate of...
The action of expressing something in words.
The first model or version of something, used as a sample for testing or improvement.

Mehr entdecken