perlocution

/ ˌpɜːlɒˈkjuːʃən /

noun

1. See illocution
   philosophy the effect that someone has by uttering certain words, such as frightening a person Also calledperlocutionary act Compare illocution

Derived Forms

• ˌperloˈcutionary, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of perlocution¹

C16 (in the obsolete sense: the action of speaking): from Medieval or New Latin perlocūtiō; see per- , locution