[cat.a.chre.sis] n, pl -chre.ses [L, fr. Gk katachresis misuse, fr. katachresthai to use up, misuse, fr. kata- + chresthai to use] (1553) 1: use of the wrong word for the context
2: use of a forced and esp. paradoxical figure of speech (as blind mouths) -- cat.a.chres.tic or cat.a.chres.ti.cal adj -- cat.a.chres.ti.cal.ly adv