Definitions for catachresis
ˌkæt əˈkri sɪscat·achre·sis

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. catachresisnoun

   strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. catachresisnoun

   A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.

2. catachresisnoun

   A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly-applied metaphor or trope.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CATACHRESISnoun

   It is, in rhetorick, the abuse of a trope, when the words are too far wrested from their native signification, or when one word is abusively put for another, for want of the proper word; as, a voice beautiful to the ear. Smith’s Rhetorick.

   Etymology: ϰατάχϱησις, abuse.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Catachresis

   Catachresis (from Greek κατάχρησις, "abuse"), originally meaning a semantic misuse or error—e.g., using "militate" for "mitigate", "chronic" for "severe", "travesty" for "tragedy", "anachronism" for "anomaly", "alibi" for "excuse", etc.—is also the name given to many different types of figures of speech in which a word or phrase is being applied in a way that significantly departs from conventional (or traditional) usage.

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1. catachresis

   Catachresis is a figure of speech or a form of literary device where a word is used in a way that contradicts or extends beyond its conventional or literal meaning, often to create a striking or unexpected effect. This can involve using a word in an incorrect way, substituting one word for another, or using a word in a new and unestablished way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Catachresisnoun

   a figure by which one word is wrongly put for another, or by which a word is wrested from its true signification; as, "To take arms against a sea of troubles". Shak. "Her voice was but the shadow of a sound." Young

2. Etymology: [L. fr. Gr. misuse, fr. to misuse; kata` against + to use.]

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1. Catachresis

   Catachresis is the name of many different types of figure of speech who all have in common that they are using words "wrong".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Catachresis

   kat-a-krē′sis, n. (rhet.) a figure by which a word is used in a sense different from, yet analogous to, its own: a harsh or far-fetched metaphor.—adjs. Catachres′tic, -al.—adv. Catachres′tically. [L.,—Gr. katachrēsis, misuse.]

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1. • Rhetorical Device

How to pronounce catachresis?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say catachresis in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of catachresis in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of catachresis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=catachresis
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Catachresis
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=catachresis
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catachresis
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catachresis
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=catachresis
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=catachresis