catachresis
(noun) strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as âblatantâ to mean âflagrantâ) or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: âblind mouthsâ)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
catachresis (plural catachreses)
A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
(often, especially) Such a misuse involving some similarity of sound between the misused word and the appropriate word.
(rhetoric) A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly-applied metaphor or trope.
• (misuse of a word, regardless of similar sounds): misnomer
• (misuse of a word, with similar sounds): malapropism
• ((rhetoric) bad metaphor or trope): abusio
Source: Wiktionary
Cat`a*chre"sis, n. Etym: [L. fr. Gr. (Rhel.)
Definition: A figure by which one word is wrongly put for another, or by which a word is wrested from its true signification; as, "To take arms against a sea of troubles. " Shak. "Her voice was but the shadow of a sound." Young.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; âa desirable jobâ; âcomputer with many desirable featuresâ; âa desirable outcomeâ
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