catachresized

English

Etymology

From catachresis +‎ -ize +‎ -d.

Adjective

catachresized

  1. (linguistics) Of a word, that has been misused.
  2. (linguistics) Of a term, whose application has been misused.
  3. (rhetoric) Of a metaphor or trope, that has been incorrectly applied.
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