catachresis
n. பொருள் வழுப்படச் சொல்லை வழங்குதல், சொற்களைத் தகாவழிப் பொய்துரைத்தல்.
Cat`a*chre"sis, n. Etym: [L. fr. Gr. (Rhel.) Defn: A figure by which one word is wrongly put for another, or by which a word is wrested from its true signification; as, "To take arms against a sea of troubles. " Shak. "Her voice was but the shadow of a sound." Young.