catachresis
noun
cat·a·chre·sis
ˌka-tə-ˈkrē-səs
plural catachreses
ˌka-tə-ˈkrē-ˌsēz
1
: use of the wrong word for the context
2
: use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure of speech (such as blind mouths)
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