Catachresis
Pronunciation : Cat`a*chre"sis
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. fr. Gr. (Rhel.)
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913