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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Savagery and catachresis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Savagery" instead a noun "Catachresis".
Savagery
Savagery noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Catachresis and savagery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catachresis" instead a noun "Savagery".
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- brutality and catachresis
- brutality and savagery
- atrocity and catachresis
- atrocity and savagery
- inhumanity and catachresis
- inhumanity and savagery
- barbarity and catachresis
- barbarity and savagery
- cruelty and catachresis
- cruelty and savagery
- coarseness and catachresis
- coarseness and savagery
- barbarism and catachresis
- barbarism and savagery
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