perlocution

noun
/pɜləʊˈkjuʃən/UK/pɜɹləˈkjuʃən/US

Etymology

From per- + locution.

  1. borrowed from locūtiō
  2. prefixed as perlocution — “per + locution

Definitions

  1. The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and…

    The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for perlocution. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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