An'ti-hy-pŏph'o-rà, n.

n. [Gr. ἀντί, against, and ὑποφορά, that which is held forth, an objection, from ὑποφέρειν, to bring under, to hold out, from ὑπό, under, and φέρειν, to bring.] (Rhet.) A figure which consists in refuting an objection by the opposition of a contrary sentence.