Definition of catachresis

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • catachresis is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 18
  • catachresis is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 18
  • catachresis is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of catachresis


  • strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths') (noun)

See definition of catachresis in Merriam Webster