An apophasis is an allusion to something by denying it will be mentioned.

Apophasis is a rhetorical device where one brings up a subject by denying that it should be brought up. For example, "I'm not going to mention my opponent's lack of experience in politics, because that wouldn't be fair."

Apophasis. For example "I won't even mention his failures."

Apophasis

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 12 words with the pattern AP--H----. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter A and 2nd letter P and 5th letter H. In alphabetical order, they are:

apathaton

apathetic

apishness

apophases

apophasis

apophatic

apophyges

apophyses

apophysis

apotheces

apothecia

apothegms