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Meaning of word catachresis from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

catachresis noun

Meaning : Strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths').

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