catachreses
/ˌkætəˈkriːsiːz/
noun
- Plural of catachresis; instances of the misuse or strained use of words, either in error or for rhetorical effect.
- The editor corrected several catachreses in the manuscript to improve clarity.
- The student's essay was full of catachreses, like using 'literally' to mean 'figuratively.'
- Poets sometimes employ catachreses to create striking imagery.