Wiktionary:Word of the day/2021/April 26

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

edit · refresh · view
Word of the day
for April 26
Kafkatrap n
  1. A sophistical rhetorical device in which any denial by an accused person serves as evidence of guilt.

Kafkatrap v

  1. (transitive) To employ a Kafkatrap against (someone).

The Bohemian author Franz Kafka’s book Der Proceß (The Trial), which inspired the word, was first published posthumously on this day in 1925.

← yesterday | About Word of the Day • Nominate a word • Leave feedback | tomorrow →
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Wiktionary:Word_of_the_day/2021/April_26&oldid=62288503"