Dutch Meaning of catachresis
Catachrese
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Definitions and Meaning of catachresis in English
catachresis (n)
strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')
catachresis (n.)
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.
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Catachrese
strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')A figure by which
analogie,omschrijving ,Codewoord,eufemisme,Metafoor,gemengde metafoor,Vergelijking,dode metafoor,eigenwaan,krukas
No antonyms found.
catacaustic => Katacaustische kromme, catacala => Uiltjes, catabolize => kataboliseren, catabolism => Katabolisme, catabolise => kataboliseren,
