noun🔗ShareA misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote."Using "impact" as a verb to mean "affect" is often considered a catachresis by traditional grammarians, even though it's very common now. "languagelinguisticsgrammarwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly-applied metaphor or trope."Saying "I'm drowning in paperwork" is a catachresis because you aren't literally drowning, but rather overusing the metaphor of drowning to describe being overwhelmed. "languageliteraturewritingcommunicationstylegrammarwordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
