Catachresis

/kˌatɐtʃɹˈiːsɪs/

/kˌæɾɐtʃɹˈiːsɪs/

Catachresis

a type of figurative language that involves the unconventional or strained use of words, often resulting in an unexpected or exaggerated expression

Examples

1. 'Catachresis and antiquated measurement units indicate irony or sarcasm.

2. This type of metaphors is called a mixed metaphor or catachresis.

3. As a mixed metaphor or catachresis, this is kind of a poetic way of saying someone has a lot of lofty ideas that never get put into action.

4. It has an element of what's called catachresis in it, and therefore in a certain sense, as we read the sentence, necessarily undermines the sentence's grammatical structure.