catachrestical

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das sich auf eine Katachrese bezieht und den falschen oder gewaltsamen Gebrauch von Wörtern bezeichnet, sei es aus Versehen oder zu rhetorischem Effekt.

An obsolete adjective relating to catachresis, meaning the misuse or strained use of words, either in error or for rhetorical effect.

1. Characterized by catachresisC2formal

   Relating to or involving the misuse or strained use of words, often in a mixed metaphor or an incorrect application of a term.

   Katachrese betreffend

   • His catachrestical description of the sunset as 'a loud silence' confused the audience.
   • The poet's catachrestical style often mixed metaphors in surprising ways.
   • Critics argued that the catachrestical use of 'literally' weakened the argument.

   Synonymecatachrestic