catachresis

• Существительное, обозначающее натянутое или парадоксальное использование слов, либо по ошибке (например, использование 'blatant' в значении 'flagrant'), либо намеренно (например, в смешанной метафоре вроде 'слепые рты').

A noun referring to the strained or paradoxical use of words, either by mistake (e.g., using 'blatant' to mean 'flagrant') or deliberately (e.g., in a mixed metaphor like 'blind mouths').

1. Strained or paradoxical use of wordsC2formal

   The incorrect or strained use of a word, either by mistake (e.g., using 'blatant' to mean 'flagrant') or deliberately (e.g., in a mixed metaphor like 'blind mouths').

   Катахреза

   • The poet's use of catachresis created a striking but confusing image.
   • In his speech, he committed a catachresis by mixing metaphors about sailing and farming.
   • Some critics argue that the phrase 'the voice of the silence' is a catachresis.

   Synonymsabusemalapropismmisusemixed metaphorperversionsolecism