W
Wiktionary
W
Word Usage
E
Etymologically-related-term
F
Form
Recommended Games
Word Search
Lexulous
Wordosaur
Word Game Live
Tweet
Perlocution
Acceptable For Game Play - UK word list
This word is acceptable for play in the UK dictionary that is being used in the following games:
Lexulous
Wordscraper
Wordosaur
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
n.
The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.
Word Usage
"I can both urge and persuade you to shut the door, yet the former is an illocution while the latter is a perlocution."
Etymologically Related
locution
illocution
Form
perlocutionary