Apocarteresis (a-po-car-ter’-e-sis): Casting of all hope away from one thing and placing it on another source altogether.
Once upon a time I trusted my honesty, sincerity, and goodwill to find me friends. I learned quickly that this spelled “sucker” to most of the strangers I met, and I was ripped off more times than I care to say. Now, I trust a private detective to run background checks on everybody I meet. So far, I haven’t found any friends, but I haven’t been ripped off either!
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Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)
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