The difference between Catachresis and Misnomer
When used as nouns, catachresis means a misuse of a word, whereas misnomer means a use of a term that is misleading.
Misnomer is also verb with the meaning: to use a misleading term.
check bellow for the other definitions of Catachresis and Misnomer
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Catachresis as a noun (often, especially):
A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote. Such a misuse involving some similarity of sound between the misused word and the appropriate word.
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Catachresis as a noun (rhetoric):
A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly-applied metaphor or trope.
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Misnomer as a noun:
A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.
Examples:
"synonyms: misname"
"Calling it a driveway is a bit of a misnomer, since you don't ''drive'' on it, you ''park'' on it."
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Misnomer as a noun:
A term that is misleading.
Examples:
"Chinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with China."
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Misnomer as a noun:
A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.
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Misnomer as a noun (proscribed, nonstandard):
something asserted not to be true; a myth or mistaken belief
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Misnomer as a verb (transitive):
To use a misleading term; to misname.