Ēr'o-tē'sis, n.

n. [Gr., from ἐρωτᾶν, to ask, to question.] (Rhet.) A figure of speech by which a strong affirmation, often a strong affirmation of the contrary, is implied under the form of an earnest interrogation, as in the following lines:— Must I give way and room to your rash choler? Shall I be frightened when a madman stares? Shak.