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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cat•a•chre•sis (kat′ə krē′sis),USA pronunciation n. - misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.
- Greek: a misuse (akin to katachrêsthai to misuse), equivalent. to kata- cata- + chrêsis use (chrê(sthai) to use, need + -sis -sis)
- Latin
- 1580–90;
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