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Definition of CATACHRESIS
Pronunciation : CATACHRESIS

noun : CATACHRESIS

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 1. (

    ) 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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