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Periphrasis is unnecessarily roundabout speech, or speech that uses more words than necessary. For example, someone saying "It is evident that your statements are deceptive and untrue" rather than "You're lying" would be engaging in periphrasis. Colloquially, periphrasis is sometimes known as "beating around the bush."