1. CatachresisCatachresis (from Greek κατάχρησις, "abuse") is "misapplication of a word, especially in a mixed metaphor" according to the Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. Another meaning is to use an existing word to denote something that has no name in the current language. Compare malapropism and solecism, which are unintentional violations of the norms, while catachresis may be either deliberate or unintentional.
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