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catachresis

/,kætə'krisɪs/

Synonyms of catachresis Antonyms of catachresis Examples of catachresis Usage of catachresis Parts of catachresis Definition that contains catachresis Words sounding like catachresis Explanation of catachresis

noun
strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')
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type of:
rhetorical device

Definition that contains catachresis

catachrestic constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis
catachrestical constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis