Definition of Catachresis
Cat`a`chre´sis
n.
1.
(Rhet.)
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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