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Catachresis

nounid 34145·updated May 18, 2026
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strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')

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plural
Catachresises
possessive
Catachresis's
pluralpossessive
Catachresises'

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strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')

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