catachresis

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
2. (countable, especially, often, uncountable) A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
3. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) A misapplication or overextension of a figurative or analogical description; a wrongly applied metaphor or trope.

Translations

catacresis

catachrèse

catacresi

Katachrese

catacrese

catachrese

Catacrese

abusión

yerindesizlik

مجاز

kaydırmaca

abús

catacresi

Katachresis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkæt.əˈkɹiː.sɪs/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin catachrēsis, borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάχρησις (katákhrēsis, “misuse (of a word)”).