catachresis

/หŒkรฆt.ษ™หˆkษนiห.sษชs/
noun
  1. 1

    A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.

  2. 2

    A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly-applied metaphor or trope.

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