CATACHRESIS - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')
Categories: Rhetorical device
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "catachresis" comes from Ancient Greek κατάχρησις.
🧩 Fun Fact
Greek mythology embedded itself so deeply in language that we still use mythological names as common words.