Catachresis
Catachresis noun - 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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Synonyms for Catachresis
Litotes and catachresis are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Litotes" with "Catachresis", this nouns are similar.
Litotes
Litotes noun - Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
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Synonyms for Litotes
Catachresis and litotes are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Catachresis" with "Litotes", this nouns are similar.
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Related pairs
- conceit and catachresis
- conceit and litotes
- vision and catachresis
- vision and litotes
- exclamation and catachresis
- exclamation and litotes
- metaphor and catachresis
- metaphor and litotes
- antithesis and catachresis
- antithesis and litotes
- interrogation and catachresis
- interrogation and litotes
- hyperbole and catachresis
- hyperbole and litotes
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