misnomer

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /mɪsˈnəʊmə/
• (America) IPA: /mɪsˈnoʊmɚ/

Noun

misnomer (plural misnomers)

1. A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.

   Synonyms: misname

   Calling it a driveway is a bit of a misnomer, since you don't drive on it, you park on it.

   • 1994, Illinois. Appellate Court, ‎Stephen Davis Porter, Illinois Appellate reports (page 257)

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2. A term that is misleading.

   Chinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with China.

3. A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.
4. (proscribed, nonstandard) something asserted not to be true; a myth or mistaken belief

Translations

• German: Fehlbenennung, Fehlbezeichnung, Namensirrtum, Unwort

Translations

• Italian: denominazione impropria

Antonyms

• aptronym

Verb

misnomer (misnomers, present participle misnomering; past and past participle misnomered)

1. (transitive) To use a misleading term; to misname.

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