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

  1. 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.

  2. Catachresis as a noun (rhetoric):

    A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly-applied metaphor or trope.

  1. 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."

  2. Misnomer as a noun:

    A term that is misleading.

    Examples:

    "Chinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with China."

  3. Misnomer as a noun:

    A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.

  4. Misnomer as a noun (proscribed, nonstandard):

    something asserted not to be true; a myth or mistaken belief

  1. Misnomer as a verb (transitive):

     To use a misleading term; to misname.

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