misnomer
a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation.
an error in naming a person or thing.
Origin of misnomer
1confusables note For misnomer
Words that may be confused with misnomer
- misnomer , mistake (see confusables note at the current entry)
Words Nearby misnomer
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Beyond that, choosing the best gardening bench—something of a misnomer, because it’s more table than bench—comes down to your particular needs.
The best potting bench to make gardening fun and easy | Irena Collaku | July 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAmong this rarefied group, ProPublica found, the term “individual retirement account” has become a misnomer.
Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class Into a $5 Billion Tax-Free Piggy Bank | by Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler | June 24, 2021 | ProPublicaWorkers “at the Mercy of” TOSHA and EmployersWhen Stanberry was injured in 2016, TOSHA conducted what’s called a rapid response investigation, but the term is a misnomer, as it doesn’t involve sending an inspector to the site to interview workers.
A Temp Worker Died on the Job After FedEx Didn’t Fix a Known Hazard. The Fine: $7,000. | by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism | December 23, 2020 | ProPublicaTo describe the Ivy as a “hotel” is something of a misnomer.
Escape (safely) to Baltimore’s luxurious Ivy Hotel | Kevin Naff | December 4, 2020 | Washington BladeColugos are also called “flying lemurs,” which is a misnomer because they cannot fly and they are not lemurs.
On a cool night in Malaysia, scientists track mysterious colugos across the treetops | Yao-Hua Law | November 20, 2020 | Science News
The wrestling worthy accessory is a bit of a misnomer—there is no cheekily exposed skin in this full-coverage contraption.
But its title is a misnomer: The far-from-renegade Gay is a very good feminist.
Roxane Gay: Not Such a 'Bad Feminist' After All | Lizzie Crocker | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sad thing is to see this misnomer being promulgated by gays themselves.
In Gay Rights Fights, Bullies Love to Play the Victim | Tim Teeman | April 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe phrase “kids for cash” is something of a misnomer, according to May.
‘Kids for Cash’: Crooked Judge, Damaged Teens, and the Perils of Zero Tolerance | Ronald K. Fried | February 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPart of the reason for the bid-ask gap stems from the fact that calling Miramax or MGM a "studio" is a misnomer.
Yet the word vagrant is a misnomer in this city, where economy has reached a finesse that is marvelous.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithThe popular term in French and English of “medicine men” is not such a misnomer as might be supposed.
The Myths of the New World | Daniel G. BrintonTo speak of a Vee-Boer having household gods may seem a misnomer, since he never has a house.
The Vee-Boers | Mayne ReidPerhaps it was a misnomer for the party in favor of a broad national construction of the Constitution.
Nullification, Secession Webster's Argument and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | Caleb William LoringThe Atlantic Ocean is geographically a misnomer, socially and politically a dwindling superstition.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections | William Archer
British Dictionary definitions for misnomer
/ (ˌmɪsˈnəʊmə) /
an incorrect or unsuitable name or term for a person or thing
the act of referring to a person by the wrong name
Origin of misnomer
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