catachrestic

• Sich auf eine Katachrese beziehend, einen rhetorischen Begriff für den falschen oder gezwungenen Gebrauch von Wörtern, oft in einer gemischten Metapher oder unpassenden Wortverbindung.

Relating to catachresis, a rhetorical term for the misuse or strained use of words, often in a mixed metaphor or an improper combination.

1. Characterized by CatachresisC2formal

   Relating to or involving the misuse or strained use of words, often in a mixed metaphor or an improper combination of terms.

   Durch Katachrese gekennzeichnet

   • The author's catachrestic style confused many readers.
   • His catachrestic use of 'literally' for emphasis is common in modern speech.
   • The critic pointed out the catachrestic phrasing in the poem.

   Synonymeabusivefarfetchedforcedmixedpervertedstrainedunnatural