catachresis

Noun

Meaning

A figure by which one word is wrongly put for another, or by which a word is wrested from its true signification; as, "To take arms against a sea of troubles". Shak. "Her voice was but the shadow of a sound." Young.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

malapropism simile corruption abuse metaphor interrogation apostrophe cruelty misunderstanding brutality allegory misuse exclamation antithesis mistreatment

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Antonyms

authority accuracy honor attraction charity morality

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Hypernyms

rhetorical device

Related terms

catachrestic catachrestical catachrestically

Close letter words and terms

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