🗣️circumlocution (sɪrkəmləˈkjuːʃən)

noun
/ˌsɜːrkəmləˈkjuːʃn/
циркумлокация (tsirkumlokatsiya)

Значение

the use of many words when fewer would do, especially to avoid stating something directly
Перевод значения
использование множества слов, когда достаточно было бы меньшего количества, особенно чтобы избежать прямого высказывания
ispol'zovaniye mnozhestva slov, kogda dostatochno bylo by men'shego kolichestva, osobenno chtoby izbezhat' pryamogo vyskazyvaniya

Примеры предложений

The politician's speech was filled with circumlocution.

Речь политика была полна циркумлокаций.
Rech' politika byla polna tsirkumlokatsiy.

Синонимы

wordiness, verbosity, periphrasis, redundancy

Антонимы

conciseness, brevity, directness

Коллокации

political circumlocution, filled with circumlocution, avoid circumlocution

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