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catachresis

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Main Entry: cat·a·chre·sis
Pronunciation: \ˌka-tə-ˈkrē-səs\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): 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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