A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly applied metaphor or trope.
Such a misuse involving some similarity of sound between the misused word and the appropriate word.
A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
emotional or figurative hurt
detriment; misfortune.
physical injury; hurt; damage
That which causes injury, damage, or loss.
To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something.