Associations to the word «Catachresis»
Wiktionary
CATACHRESIS, noun. A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
CATACHRESIS, noun. (rhetoric) A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly-applied metaphor or trope.
Dictionary definition
CATACHRESIS, noun. Strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths').
Wise words
Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you
love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You
have to get up in the morning and write something you love,
something to live for.