abuse

Figure Name	abuse
Source	Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm)
Earliest Source	None
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Type	Chroma
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Definition	1. An anglicization of the Latin figure abusio (=catachresis). 2. In a more general sense, "abuse" refers to rhetorical vices, or, in a positive sense, to the rhetorical habit of employing a word in a sense at odds with its original use (see metaphor or trope).
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Related Figures	abusio, catachresis
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Confidence	Unconfident
Last Editor	Ashley Rose Kelly
Confidence	Unconfident
Editorial Notes	Will need special treatment.
Reviewed	Yes
Reviewer	Ashley Rose Kelly