Catachresis Definition & Meaning
catachresis
- noun
- 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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- What does catachresis mean?
- strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')
- What part of speech is catachresis?
- Catachresis is a noun.