5 Usage Examples Depicting the Meaning of 'Catachresis' in a Sentence
"The misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect." more
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The clock's ticking in the silent room became a catachresis, echoing through the stillness.
The colorful rainbow was a catachresis of hope after the storm.
Her laughter danced like butterflies, creating a catachresis of joy.
The old book's pages whispered tales, a catachresis of forgotten stories.
His apology seemed like a catachresis, a mix of regret and insincerity.
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