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Synonyms for catachresis
ˌkæt əˈkri sɪscat·achre·sis
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catachresisnoun
A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
Synonyms:
misnomer, malapropismcatachresisnoun
Synonyms:
abusio
Princeton's WordNet
catachresisnoun
strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')
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acyrologia
both mean misuse of word
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#63746 | misnomer |
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