CATACHRESIS Crossword Clue

We found 28 solutions for 'CATACHRESIS' with 4 to 16 letters.
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Clue
Answer
Length
CATACHRESIS with 4 letters
BULL
4
CATACHRESIS with 5 letters
ABUSE
5
ERROR
5
FLUFF
5
GLOSS
5
CATACHRESIS with 6 letters
MISUSE
6
SIMILE
6
SPEECH
6
CATACHRESIS with 8 letters
METAPHOR
8
MISUSAGE
8
SOLECISM
8
TWISTING
8
CATACHRESIS with 9 letters
SQUEEZING
9
TORTURING
9
CATACHRESIS with 10 letters
DISTORTION
10
MISREADING
10
PERVERSION
10
SPOONERISM
10
CATACHRESIS with 11 letters
MALAPROPISM
11
MISJUDGMENT
11
CATACHRESIS with 12 letters
MISRENDERING
12
CATACHRESIS with 13 letters
MISCONCEPTION
13
CATACHRESIS with 14 letters
FIGURE OF SPEECH
14
MISAPPLICATION
14
CATACHRESIS with 15 letters
MISAPPREHENSION
15
MISCONSTRUCTION
15
CATACHRESIS with 16 letters
MISPRONUNCIATION
16
MISUNDERSTANDING
16

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')

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How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "CATACHRESIS"?

There are 28 solutions. The longest is MISPRONUNCIATION with 16 letters, and the shortest is BULL with 4 letters.

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How long are the solutions for "CATACHRESIS"?

Solutions are between 4 and 16 letters long.

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