Catachresis


Die Bedeutung des Wortes Catachresis ist: the misuse of words on purpose, usually as a stylistic writing effect


Beispiele:

When writing, the author used a catachresis when he replaced “stuffed” with “stuck”.

published by Ross on 2021-04-03 12:30:26


Surely you were using a catachresis when you said, “his cheating is the straw that broke the elephant’s back.”

published by Catherina on 2021-06-02 21:04:47


Shakespeare misused words in his work, with one example being the catachresis in the line “"His complexion is perfect gallows."

published by Lekisha on 2021-01-17 17:20:34


My readers thought my misuse of words was an accident, but the replacement was actually a catachresis.

published by Margert on 2021-08-03 11:36:08


The poet’s catachresis made a mixed metaphor when he replaced the word “mouse” with “mouth”.

published by Justa on 2021-11-05 12:06:18


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