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catachresis 
(TTS Sound)
(TTS Sound)KK Pronunciation
〔 ˏkætә`krisIs 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˏkætәˋkri:sis 〕
Overview of noun catachresis
The noun catachresis has 1 sense
- catachresis -- (strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths'))