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abusio.

use of wrong synonym; catachresis, loose/improper use of a word/term/metaphor;

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. the loose or improper use of a word, catachresis

    declension-3 · rhetoric

  2. abuse, misuse

    declension-3 · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-der.? Proto-Italic *oitōr Latin ūtor Latin abūtor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abūsiō From abūtor + -tiō.

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