perlocution
nounUK /pɜləʊˈkjuʃən/ · US /pɜɹləˈkjuʃən/
Etymology From per- + locution.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.
- Derived terms
- perlocutionary, perlocute
- Related terms
- locution, illocution