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catachresized

adj — 3 senses

catachresized

adj

Etymology From catachresis + -ize + -d.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of a word, that has been misused.

2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of a term, whose application has been misused.

3

Rhetoric Of a metaphor or trope, that has been incorrectly applied.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.