aposiopesis
noun
a sudden breaking off in the midst of a sentence, as if from inability or unwillingness to proceed.
aposiopetic
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a word derived from
aposiopesis.
Example Sentences
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Then came an expressive silence, which Philip construed as an aposiopetic allusion to this young gentleman whose face had been pushed in.
From A Knight on Wheels by Ian Hay
