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catachresises

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cat⋅a⋅chre⋅sis

  [kat-uh-kree-sis]
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–noun
misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.
Origin:
1580–90; < L < Gk: a misuse (akin to katachrêsthai to misuse), equiv. to kata- cata- + chrêsis use (chrê(sthai) to use, need + -sis -sis )

Related forms:
cat⋅a⋅chres⋅tic  [kat-uh-kres-tik] , cat⋅a⋅chres⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
cat⋅a⋅chres⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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