catachresis
Syllabification: (cat·a·chre·sis)
Pronunciation: /ˌkatəˈkrēsis/
Definition of catachresis
noun ( plural catachreses /-sēz/)
Derivatives
Pronunciation: /-ˈkrestik/
adjective
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin, from Greek katakhrēsis, from katakhrēsthai 'misuse', from kata- 'down' (expressing the sense 'wrongly') + khrēsthai 'use'