asyndesis

English

Etymology

From Latin asyndesis, from Ancient Greek ἀσύνδεσις (asúndesis), from ἀ- (a-, “a-, un-: without”) + σύνδεσις (súndesis, “binding, joining”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”) + -σῐς (-sis, “-sis: forming nouns”), from σῠν- (sun-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”). Equivalent to a- +‎ syn- +‎ -desis or a- +‎ syndesis.

Noun

asyndesis (uncountable)

  1. (psychology) A pattern of spoken or written discourse demonstrating inability or diminished capacity to connect ideas.
  2. (grammar, rhetoric) Synonym of asyndeton: lack or omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect.

Derived terms

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