en catachresis

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: German Wiktionary, English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • pt Catacrese (n, communication) ➜
  • ca catacresi (n, communication) ➜
  • eu katakresi (n, communication) ➜
  • fi katakreesi (n, communication) ➜
  • fr catachrèse (n, communication) ➜
  • it catacresi (n, communication) ➜
  • ja 誤用 (n, communication) ➜
  • de katachrese (n) ➜
  • en abusio ➜
  • en malapropism ➜
  • en misnomer ➜
  • es impropiedad léxica ➜
  • no katakrese ➜
  • oc catacrèsi ➜
  • pt catacrese ➜
  • ru катахреза ➜
  • fr catachrèse (n) ➜

Related terms

  • de katachrese (n) ➜
  • en abusio (n) ➜
  • en catachreses (n) ➜
  • en analogical ➜
  • en application ➜
  • en catachresized ➜
  • en catachrestic ➜
  • en catachrestical ➜
  • en catachrestically ➜
  • en denote ➜
  • en description ➜
  • en figurative ➜
  • en metaphor ➜
  • en misapplication ➜
  • en misuse ➜
  • en overextension ➜
  • en term ➜
  • en trope ➜
  • en word ➜
  • en wrong ➜
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Etymological roots of "catachresis"

  • grc καταχρησισ ➜
  • la catachresis ➜

Context of this term

  • en often especially ➜
  • en rhetoric ➜

catachresis is a type of…

  • en rhetorical device (n, rhetoric) ➜

Word forms

  • en catachreses (n) ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 107116700-n
  • en.wiktionary.org catachresis
  • fr.wiktionary.org catachresis
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