catachresis

NOUN /,kætə'krisɪs/

11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C

catachresis is a valid 11-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

C3A1T1A1C3H4R1E1S1I1S1

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54

MEANING

What does catachresis mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

Strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths').

BROADER