What does catachresis mean?
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Catachresis
/ˌkæt.əˈkɹiː.sɪs/
Synonyms for "catachresis" (28 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (8)
Related words (14)
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More general
1 entriesrhetorical device
Translations
15 translations across 14 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- catacresi noun (misuse of a word)
Esperanto
1 entries- katakrezo noun (misuse of a word)
Finnish
1 entries- (sanan) väärä käyttö noun (misuse of a word)
French
1 entries- catachrèse noun (misuse of a word)
Japanese
1 entries- 濫喩 noun (misuse of a word)
Latin
1 entries- catachresis noun (misuse of a word)
Norwegian
1 entries- katakrese noun (misuse of a word)
Occitan
1 entries- catacrèsi noun (misuse of a word)
Polish
1 entries- katachreza noun (misuse of a word)
Portuguese
1 entries- catacrese noun (misuse of a word)
Russian
1 entries- катахре́за noun (misuse of a word)
Sicilian
2 entries- catacrisi noun (misuse of a word)
- catàcrisi noun (misuse of a word)
Spanish
1 entries- impropiedad léxica noun (misuse of a word)
Swedish
1 entries- katakres noun (misuse of a word)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
A Catachresis terms abused receives, And epithets and attributes improper gives.
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