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Catachresis
/ˌkæt.əˈkɹiː.sɪs/
A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
📖 Definitions of "Catachresis"
noun
- 1
A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
- 2
A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly-applied metaphor or trope.
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