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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In rhetoric, a feigned refusal; an ironical dissimulation.

Wiktionary

  1. n. rhetoric Feigning disinterest in something while actually desiring it.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Rhet.) Affected refusal; coyness.

Etymologies

  1. From Ancient Greek ἀκκισμός (akkismos, "prudery") (Wiktionary)

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  • jmjarmstrong JM really doesn’t want to use the word ‘accismus’, really he doesn’t – oh all right then he will! Mar 5, 2009

  • bilby I simply couldn't ... Jun 3, 2008

  • whichbe Rhetorical device of pretending to refuse. May 16, 2008

  • slumry It works every time. . .well, maybe not every time, but this time. Jun 17, 2007

  • reesetee No, never mind. I don't want you to add this to your Wordie list... Mar 1, 2007

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‘accismus’ has been looked up 2079 times, loved by 6 people, added to 45 lists, commented on 5 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.