adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of a word, that has been misused.
2. 2
   Of a term, whose application has been misused.
3. 3
   Of a metaphor or trope, that has been incorrectly applied. rhetoric

Etymology

From catachresis + -ize + -d.

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