Answer: catachresis

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CATACHRESIS"To take arms against a sea of troubles."
CATACHRESISTerm for a mixed metaphor.
catachresismisuse or strained use of words in error or for rhetorical effect.
catachresismisuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.
catachresisThe use of a word in a way that is not correct, for example, the use of mitigate for militate
catachresisthe misuse of words