Modern English usage. 2014.
Catachresis — (from Greek polytonic|κατάχρησις ), which literally means the incorrect or improper use of a word, is a term used to denote the (usually intentional) use of any figure of speech that flagrantly violates the norms of a language community. Compare… … Wikipedia
catachresis — (n.) 1580s, from L. catachresis, from Gk. katakhresis misuse (of a word), from katakhresthai to misuse, from kata down (here with a sense of perversion; see CATA (Cf. cata )) + khresthai to use (see HORTATORY (Cf. hortatory … Etymology dictionary
Catachresis — Cat a*chre sis, n. [L. fr. Gr. ? misuse, fr. ? to misuse; kata against + ? to use.] (Rhet.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catachresis — noun distortion, exaggeration, false coloring, false construction, false reading, garbling, incorrect usage, misapplication, misapprehension, miscitation, misconception, misconstruction, misexplanation, misexplication, misexposition,… … Law dictionary
catachresis — [kat΄ə krē′sis] n. pl. catachreses [kat΄ə krē′sēz΄] [L < Gr katachrēsis, misuse of a word < katachrēsthai < kata , against + chrēsthai, to use < chrē, it is necessary < ? IE * ĝhrē , var. of base * ĝher , small, be lacking]… … English World dictionary
catachresis — /kætəˈkrisəs/ (say katuh kreesuhs) noun (plural catachreses /kætəˈkrisiz/ (say katuh kreeseez)) 1. misuse or strained use of words. 2. the employment of a word under a false form through misapprehension in regard to its origin: causeway and… …
catachresis — noun (plural catachreses) Etymology: Latin, from Greek katachrēsis misuse, from katachrēsthai to use up, misuse, from kata + chrēsthai to use Date: 1550 1. use of the wrong word for the context 2. use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure … New Collegiate Dictionary
catachresis — См. catacresi … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
catachresis — catachrestic /kat euh kres tik/, catachrestical, adj. catachrestically, adv. /kat euh kree sis/, n. misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect. [1580 90; < L < Gk: a misuse (akin to … Universalium
catachresis — noun /kætəˈkɹiːsɪs/ a) A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.<ref name= OED /> b) A misapplication or overextension of figurative … Wiktionary
