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catachresis

UK /ˌkæt.əˈkɹiː.sɪs/ | US /ˌkæt.əˈkɹiː.sɪs/

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

catachresis في 30 ثانية

  • (noun) A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
  • (noun) A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly-applied metaphor or trope.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
  2. 2
    noun A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly-applied metaphor or trope.

المرادفات

abusio malapropism misnomer
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