syncope [ s^in'c-o,p-e] noun.

1. A contraction of letters within a word. For example, o'er for over.
2. A deliquium.

{From Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek....}

catachresis [c^at,*e.kr-e's^is] noun.
plural: catachreses

A misuse of a word or phrase accidentally or intentionally.

{From Latin, from Greek...................................................}