catachresis


Meanings

  • strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')

Synonyms


Scrabble Score: 18

catachresis is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

catachresis is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

catachresis is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 19

catachresis is a valid Words With Friends word