catacresis

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataˈkɾesis/ [ka.t̪aˈkɾe.sis]
• Rhymes: -esis
• Syllabification: ca‧ta‧cre‧sis

Noun

catacresis f (plural catacresis)

1. catachresis (misuse of a word)
2. (rhetoric) catachresis

Further reading

• “catacresis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025