A pause....Aposiopesis

Aposiopesis (noun): the leaving of a though incomplete, usually by the breaking off of a sentence.




Professor Trelawney's speech was littered with aposiopesis since she had so many thoughts she wanted to express at once.

Professor Trelawney. Digital image. Harry Potter Wikia. N.p.,n.d.. Web. 7 Jan. 2015.
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Reintjens, Yorick. "1000+ Fancy English Words." Yorick Reintjens. Blogger, 17 Mar. 2012. Web. 07 Jan. 2015.