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Originally Posted by m1rr0r dash
mish-mash?
catachresis
kat-a-kree'-sis Gk. “misuse” abusio figure of abuse, abusion
The use of a word in a context that differs from its proper application.
This figure is generally considered a vice; however, Quintilian defends its use as a way by which one adapts existing terms to applications where a proper term does not exist.
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You'll like this one - I was, for about 2 months, using the word Catachresis when I actually meant catechism. A linguistic irony Lacan himself would've been proud of, methinks.