catachresis catachreses • catachrestic · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · catachresis · · Text Latin · · Script 11 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths'). · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074