əˈkri noun
misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.
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catachresis (ˌkætəˈkriːsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious | |
| [C16: from Latin, from Greek katakhrēsis a misusing, from katakhrēsthai, from khrēsthai to use] | |
| catachrestic | |
| —adj | |
| cata'chrestical | |
| —adj | |
| cata'chrestically | |
| —adv | |
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Catachresis
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catachresis
1589, from L. catachresis, from Gk. katakhresis "misuse" (of a word), from katakhresthai "to misuse," from kata- "down" (here with a sense of "perversion") + khresthai "to use" (see hortatory).
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