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Devil's advocate   /dˈɛvəlz ˈædvəkət/   Listen
Devil's advocate

noun
1.
Someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument.





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"Devil's advocate" Quotes from Famous Books



... said Frederica, forced by her friend into the position of devil's advocate, "but they were afraid of the sixpenny seats. The Mangans said that there would inevitably be rows. They have had to give up having ...
— Mount Music • E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross
... answered the sergeant, 'if you are going to open the "Process" concerning my Beatification this morning, the Devil's Advocate must be appointed to argue against you and try to prove me the worst of sinners, for that ...
— Stradella • F(rancis) Marion Crawford


Words linked to "Devil's advocate" :   debater, arguer


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