perlocution

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perlocution

/pɜləʊˈkjuʃən/ UK
/pɜɹləˈkjuʃən/ US

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From per- + locution.

noun perlocutions

The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.

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noun effect of utterance

Español	perlocución
Deutsch	Perlokution

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@misc{perlocution_2026,
  title = {perlocution},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perlocution},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}