perlocutionary

adjective

per·​locutionary

¦pər,

¦pə̄+

: of or relating to an act (as of persuading, frightening, or annoying) performed by a speaker upon a listener by means of an utterance compare illocutionary, locutionary

perlocution

"+

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

per- + locutionary

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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