(n.) A figure by which one word is wrongly put for another or by which a word is wrested from its true signification; as, "To take arms against a sea of troubles". Shak. "Her voice was but the shadow of a sound." Young.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). catachresis. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/catachresis/definitions/1985206 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "catachresis" http://smartdefine.org/catachresis/definitions/1985206 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, catachresis, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/catachresis/definitions/1985206>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "catachresis" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/catachresis/definitions/1985206> |