catachresis

Etymology
, borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
 * 2)  Such a misuse involving some similarity of sound between the misused word and the appropriate word.
 * 3)  A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly applied metaphor or trope.

Translations

 * Esperanto: katakrezo
 * Finnish: (sanan) väärä käyttö
 * Japanese: 濫喩
 * Latin: catachresis
 * Norwegian: katakrese
 * Occitan: catacrèsi
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: impropiedad léxica
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish: katakreesi
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Occitan: catacrèsi
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:

Etymology
Borrowed from.