catachresisn.

/katəˈkriːsɪs/

Forms: Also 1600s kata-, cate-.

Etymology: < Latin catachrēsis, < Greek κατάχρησις misuse (of a word), < καταχρῆσθαι to misuse, < κατά with sense of perversion + χρῆσθαι to use.

Improper use of words; application of a term to a thing which it does not properly denote; abuse or perversion of a trope or metaphor.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > incorrect application of words

abusion1538

abuse1589

catachresis1589

miswording1804

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > improper use or application of word

catachresis1589

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xvi. 150 Catachresis, or the Figure of abuse.

1605 J. Dove Confut. Atheisme 81 The three famous Lakes..which are commonly by the figure catachresis called seas.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 185 The general Katachresis of Good for Great (a good blow, good piece, &c.).

1810 S. T. Coleridge Friend (ed. 3) III. 221 The proverb is current by a misuse, or a catachresis at least, of both the words, fortune and fools.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	catachresis
释义	catachresisn. /katəˈkriːsɪs/ Forms: Also 1600s kata-, cate-. Etymology: < Latin catachrēsis, < Greek κατάχρησις misuse (of a word), < καταχρῆσθαι to misuse, < κατά with sense of perversion + χρῆσθαι to use. Improper use of words; application of a term to a thing which it does not properly denote; abuse or perversion of a trope or metaphor. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > incorrect application of words abusion1538 abuse1589 catachresis1589 miswording1804 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > improper use or application of word catachresis1589 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xvi. 150 Catachresis, or the Figure of abuse. 1605 J. Dove Confut. Atheisme 81 The three famous Lakes..which are commonly by the figure catachresis called seas. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 185 The general Katachresis of Good for Great (a good blow, good piece, &c.). 1810 S. T. Coleridge Friend (ed. 3) III. 221 The proverb is current by a misuse, or a catachresis at least, of both the words, fortune and fools. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1589
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