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catachresized

catachresized adjective: of a word, that has been misused.

Adjective

catachresized

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

Origin of catachresized

From catachresis + -ize + -d.

Questions about catachresized

What does catachresized mean?
Catachresized means of a word, that has been misused.
What part of speech is catachresized?
Catachresized is an adjective.

Words near catachresized in the dictionary

  1. catachalasin
  2. catachism
  3. catacholaminergic
  4. catachreses
  5. catachresis
  6. catachresized
  7. catachrestic
  8. catachrestical
  9. catachrestically
  10. catachronism
  11. catachronisms

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