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