catachresis
معنی فارسی
استعمال غلط يا انحراف عمدي ازمعني يک کلمه
معنی کامل و مثالها
/kat´ǝ krē´sis/n., pl.
● (در مورد کاربرد واژهها) استعمال غلط واژه یا عبارت، دژکاربرد
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the Greek word 'katakhresis', meaning 'misuse'.
مثال
- The politician's speech was filled with catachresis, making it difficult to understand his true intentions.
- Using 'literally' to mean 'figuratively' is an example of catachresis.
- The author employed catachresis to create a unique and unexpected metaphor.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')