Definition of Catachresis
the misuse of words on purpose, usually as a stylistic writing effect
Examples of Catachresis in a sentence
When writing, the author used a catachresis when he replaced “stuffed” with “stuck”.
Surely you were using a catachresis when you said, “his cheating is the straw that broke the elephant’s back.”
Shakespeare misused words in his work, with one example being the catachresis in the line “"His complexion is perfect gallows."
My readers thought my misuse of words was an accident, but the replacement was actually a catachresis.
The poet’s catachresis made a mixed metaphor when he replaced the word “mouse” with “mouth”.
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