periphrase
UK /ˈpɛɹi.fɹeɪz/ US /ˈpɛɹi.fɹeɪz/
verb 2noun 1
Definitions
noun
1
The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
1821, Thomas De Quincey, John Paul Frederick Richter (published in London Magazine To describe all those on whom the fates of Troy hinged , by enigmatic periphrases
He held up the condition of the Church in the terrible mirror of his unflinching speech, which called things by their right names and dealt in no polite periphrases[…]
verb
1
To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
2
To use circumlocution.
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