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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 an·tiph·ra·sis /ænˈtɪfrəsəs/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 An·tiph·ra·sis n.  Rhet. The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 antiphrasis
      n : the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense
          (especially in irony)