| prodiorthosis | |
| pro-di-or-tho'-sis | from Gk. pro "before" and diorthosis, "a making straight, putting right" ("a preparatory apology") |
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A statement intended to prepare one's audience for something shocking or offensive. An extreme example of protherapeia. | |
| Examples | ||
| Horatio
here continues after just having told Hamlet that he saw the ghost of
Hamlet's father the night before: —Shakespeare, Hamlet 1.2.189-195 |
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| Sources: | Bullinger 977 | |
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