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Showing words for CATACHRESTIC using the English dictionary

12 Letter Words for Catachrestic

catachrestic

11 Letter Words for Catachrestic

catachresti

10 Letter Words for Catachrestic

architects, cathartics, scratchcat

9 Letter Words for Catachrestic

architect, attachers, catchiest, catechist, catharist, cathartes, cathartic, cathectic, ecstatica, hatterias, saccharic, scacchite, theatrics, theriacas

8 Letter Words for Catachrestic

acetract, archaist, aretaics, ariettas, aristate, attacher, attaches, cachetic, cartiest, castrate, castrati, catchers, catchier, cathects, characts, chariest, chartist, chatters, chattier, chatties, chistera, chitters, citharas, citrates, cratches, cristate, ecstatic, hatteria, hetairas, ratchets, rchitect, reattach, restitch, richtest, scattier, seacatch, stichera, stitcher, straicht, tachiste, teacarts, tectaria, tescaria, theatric, theriaca, theriacs

7 Letter Words for Catachrestic

acaters, accites, acetars, achates, achiest, achiras, acratic, aitches, arachic, arachis, archaic, archest, arctics, arietta, artiest, artiste, asarite, ascetic, asearch, asiarch, astarte, astatic, asteria, astrict, atactic, atheist, athirst, atresia, atresic, atretic, attache, attires, caccias, cachets, caecias, cahiers, caracts, caratch, carates, caretta, carices, caritas, carites, cashier, casteth, castice, catcher, catches, catchie, cathect, catheti, cattier, catties, cattish, certhia, chacate, chaitra, charact, charcia, charets, charies, chartae, chartas, chaster, chattas, chatter, chattis, chicest, chirata, chitter, circaea, cithara, cithers, citrate, creachs, creatic, cretics, cristae, ectasia, ectatic, eriachs, eschara, estrich, etacist, hartite, hastate, hastati, hastier, hatters, hectics, hetaira, hitters, iratest, isatate, rachets, raciest, rasceta, ratches, ratchet, rathest, rathite, ratites, ratshit, rattish, recatch, rhaetic, richest, saccate, sacrate, satiate, scatter, scraich, scratch, screich, scriech, scritch, scrithe, setaria, shariat, shatter, sheriat, siccate, stacher, staithe, statera, statice, stearic, stratic, stretch, striata, striate, striche, tachist, tactics, taricha, tartish, tastier, teacart, tearcat, teratic, tertias, theriac, thetics, threats, tictacs, tietacs, titches, tithers, trachea, trisect

6 Letter Words for Catachrestic

acater, acates, accise, accite, accras, aceric, acetic, achate, acheat, acheta, achier, achira, achras, achter, acrita, acrite, actias, airest, airths, arache, araise, arcate, archai, archei, arches, archie, archit, arctic, areach, arecas, aretts, arhats, arista, ariste, artics, arties, artist, ascare, ascher, ascite, ashier, astare, astart, astate, astert, astite, attach, attars, attica, attice, attics, attire, caccia, caches, cachet, cahier, cahita, caract, carate, carats, carest, carets, carica, caries, cartas, cartes, casate, caseic, casher, casita, caster, castra, catcht, caters, cathar, catter, cattie, cerata, cercis, cerias, certis, chaces, chacra, chacte, chaeta, chairs, chaise, charac, charas, chares, charet, charie, charta, charts, chaser, chaste, chatta, chatti, cheats, cherts, chicas, chicer, chirts, chitra, christ, cichar, cistae, citers, cither, crache, cratch, crates, creach, cretic, crista, critch, criths, earths, eriach, ericas, eschar, ethics, hairse, hairst, harace, harast, haster, haters, hatter, hearst, hearts, hectar, hectic, hestia, hister, hitter, ischar, ishtar, itches, raasch, racche, raches, rachet, rachis, racist, raitas, ratite, reacts, reatas, recash, recast, recits, resaca, riatas, richea, riches, richts, sacate, sachet, saithe, satire, sattar, sattie, scaith, scarce, scarth, scatch, scathe, sceatt, scheat, sciara, sciath, scrath, scrite, searat, search, sharia, sheria, shicer, shrite, siccar, sittar, sitter, stacte, staith, starch, stater, static, steric, stetch, stitch, stithe, stract, strait, strata, strate, strath, strati, streit, striae, strich, strict, taches, tactic, tairas, taisch, tarish, tarsia, tashie, taster, tatars, taters, taties, tchast, teaish, terais, terata, tercia, tertia, testar, tetras, tetric, thecia, theics, theirs, theist, thetas, thetic, thetis, thirst, thrace, thrast, threat, thrice, thrist, tiaras, tiches, tictac, tietac, titers, tither, tithes, traces, tracts, traist, traits, treats, tretis, triace, triacs, triact, tricae, trices, trisha, triste, trites

5 Letter Words for Catachrestic

acari, acast, acate, accra, accts, acers, aceta, achar, acher, aches, acier, acies, acres, acris, aecia, aeric, aesir, aetat, airth, airts, aitch, arace, arach, arase, arati, arcae, arces, arche, archt, areas, areca, arest, arets, arett, arhat, arias, aries, arise, arish, arist, arite, arith, artha, artic, asarh, asher, ashet, ashir, aster, astir, astre, atars, athar, atria, attar, atter, attic, cacas, cacei, cache, cachi, cacti, carat, cares, caret, carse, carta, carte, carts, caser, casha, caste, catch, cater, cates, ccitt, cecca, ceras, cerat, cerci, ceria, ceric, certs, cesar, cesta, cesti, cetic, chace, chair, chais, chait, chara, chare, chars, chart, chase, chati, chats, cheat, cheir, chert, chest, chias, chica, chics, chirt, chits, chria, cicer, circa, circe, circs, cires, cista, citer, cites, craie, crash, crate, crche, cresc, crest, creta, cries, crise, crith, crits, csect, earsh, earst, earth, ecart, echar, erica, erics, escar, ethic, haars, haire, hairs, haras, hares, harst, harts, hasta, haste, hater, hates, hatte, hatti, hears, heart, heast, heats, heirs, heist, hiate, hiera, hires, hirse, hirst, icers, iches, irate, isaac, iters, ither, raash, races, rache, raias, raise, raita, raits, rasta, ratas, ratch, rates, ratha, rathe, raths, ratti, reach, react, reais, reast, reata, recit, recti, reich, reist, resat, resit, retch, retia, rheas, rheic, rhies, riata, rices, riche, richt, rites, rithe, ritts, sacra, sacre, saice, saith, sarah, satai, scare, scart, scath, scatt, sceat, scrae, scrat, scrit, serac, serai, seric, serta, share, shear, sheat, shice, shier, shire, shirt, shita, sicca, sicer, sicht, sieth, sitar, sitch, sithe, sitta, stacc, staia, stair, stare, start, state, stchi, stear, stech, steri, stert, stich, stire, stite, stith, strae, stria, strit, tacca, taces, tacet, tache, tachi, tachs, tacit, tacts, tahar, tahas, tahrs, taich, taira, taise, taish, taits, taras, tarea, tares, tarie, tarse, tarsi, tarte, tarts, tasar, taser, taste, tatar, tater, tates, taths, tatie, tchai, teach, tears, teart, teats, techs, tecta, tehrs, terai, teras, terts, testa, tetch, teths, tetra, tetri, thars, thats, theat, theca, theia, theic, their, theta, thirt, thrae, tiara, tiars, ticca, ticer, tices, tiers, tires, tisar, titar, titch, titer, tithe, trace, tract, trait, trash, trats, treas, treat, trest, triac, trias, trica, trice, tries, trist, trite

4 Letter Words for Catachrestic

aahs, acca, acce, acct, acer, aces, ache, acre, acta, acth, acts, ahas, aias, aire, airs, airt, aith, aits, arca, arch, arcs, area, ares, aret, aria, aris, arte, arts, asar, asci, asea, asia, asta, astr, atar, ates, atis, atta, atte, caca, cace, caci, caic, cair, care, cars, cart, casa, case, cash, cast, cate, cath, cats, ceas, ceca, cera, cert, cest, ceti, chaa, chai, char, chas, chat, cher, chia, chic, chis, chit, cira, circ, cire, cisc, cist, cite, cits, cres, cric, cris, crit, crts, csch, each, ears, east, eath, eats, ecch, echt, eira, eras, erat, eria, eric, eris, ersh, erst, erth, esca, etas, etat, etch, eths, etic, haar, haec, haes, hair, hait, hare, hart, hast, hate, hats, hatt, hear, heat, heir, hera, hers, hert, hest, hets, hics, hies, hire, hist, hits, iaea, iare, icer, ices, ichs, ires, isth, itas, itch, iter, raca, race, rach, rahs, raia, rais, rait, rasa, rash, rast, rata, rate, rath, rats, recs, rect, rehs, reit, rest, rets, rhea, rhet, rias, rice, rich, ries, risc, rise, rist, rita, rite, rits, ritt, saic, sair, sare, sari, sart, sata, sate, sati, scar, scat, scet, seah, sear, seat, sech, sect, seir, seit, sert, seta, seth, sett, shea, sher, shet, shia, shir, shit, shri, sicc, sice, sich, sier, sire, sita, site, sith, srac, star, stat, ster, stet, stie, stir, stra, stre, taar, tace, tach, tact, taha, tahr, tais, tait, tara, tare, tari, tars, tart, tash, tate, tath, tats, tche, tchr, tear, teas, teat, teca, tech, tehr, tera, test, teth, tets, thae, thai, thar, that, thea, thir, this, tiar, tice, tich, tics, tier, ties, tire, tite, tits, trac, trah, trat, tres, tret, trie, trit, tshi, tsia

3 Letter Words for Catachrestic

aah, aas, acc, ace, ach, act, aer, aes, aha, ahi, ahs, aia, air, ais, ait, ara, arc, are, ars, art, ase, ash, ast, ate, att, cai, car, cat, cer, cha, che, chi, chs, cia, cie, cir, cis, cit, crc, crs, crt, csc, csi, cst, cte, ctr, cts, ear, eas, eat, ecc, ech, ect, ehs, eir, era, ers, ert, esc, esr, est, eta, etc, eth, hae, has, hat, hei, her, hes, het, hia, hic, hie, hir, his, hit, hrs, hts, iaa, ice, ich, ihs, ira, ire, irs, ise, ish, ist, ita, its, rah, rai, ras, rat, rct, rea, rec, reh, rei, res, rha, rhe, ria, rie, rit, rte, rti, saa, sac, sah, sai, sar, sat, sch, sci, scr, sct, sea, sec, sei, ser, set, sha, she, shi, shr, sht, sic, sie, sir, sit, sri, sta, str, taa, tai, tar, tas, tat, tch, tea, tec, ter, tes, tet, tha, the, tic, tie, tis, tit, tra, tri, trs, trt, tsh, tsi, tst

Definitions for Catachrestic

[1] misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.
[2] the incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious

Words related to Catachrestic

catachresisharm, maltreatment, mistreatment, prostitution, exploitation, waste, corruption, inhumanity, atrocity, brutality, cruelty, barbarity, desecration, misapplication, perversion, solecism, profanation, dissipation, barbarism, injury

Words nearby Catachrestic

catachresiscatabolism, catabolite, catabolite gene activator protein, catabolize, catacaustic, catachresis, catachronobiology, cataclasis, cataclastic, cataclinal, cataclysm

Origin of Catachrestic

is1580–90; < Latin < Greek: a misuse (akin to katachrêsthai to misuse), equivalent to kata- cata- + chrêsis use (chrê(sthai ) to use, need + -sis -sis)

Other words from Catachrestic

cat·a·chres·tic [kat-uh -kres -tik] /ˌkæt əˈkrɛs tɪk/ , cat·a·chres·ti·cal , adjective
cat·a·chres·ti·cal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Catachrestic

isC16: from Latin, from Greek katakhrēsis a misusing, from katakhrēsthai, from khrēsthai to use

Synonyms for Catachrestic

ignorant, uneducated, benighted, inerudite, solecistic, unenlightened, ungrammatical, uninstructed, unlearned, unlettered, unread, unschooled, untaught, untutored