CATACHRESIS


Meaning of CATACHRESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌka-tə-ˈkrē-səs ]

noun

( plural cat·a·chre·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: Latin, from Greek katachrēsis misuse, from katachrēsthai to use up, misuse, from kata- + chrēsthai to use

Date: 1550

1. : use of the wrong word for the context

2. : use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure of speech (as blind mouths )

• cat·a·chres·tic -ˈkres-tik or cat·a·chres·ti·cal -ti-kəl adjective

• cat·a·chres·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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