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Catachresis
UK
/ˌkætəˈkriːsɪs/
US
/ˌkætəˈkriːsɪs/
Translation catachresis into russian
catachresis
Noun
UK
/ˌkætəˈkriːsɪs/
US
/ˌkætəˈkriːsɪs/
The poet's use of catachresis added a layer of complexity to the poem.
Использование катахрезы поэтом добавило стихотворению сложность.
Definitions
catachresis
Noun
UK
/ˌkætəˈkriːsɪs/
US
/ˌkætəˈkriːsɪs/
The use of a word in a way that is not correct, for example, the use of a word that is not appropriate to the context.
The phrase 'the leg of the table' is a catachresis because tables do not have legs in the literal sense.
A figure of speech in which a word is used in a way that is not its original or proper meaning, often for rhetorical effect.
In literature, catachresis can create a striking image, such as 'a chair's arms' or 'a book's spine'.