Misnomer

noun

/mɪsˈnəʊmə/

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

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

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

2.nounA term that is misleading.

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

3.nounA term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.

4.nounSomething asserted not to be true; a myth or mistaken belief

"It's a misnomer that engineers can't write."

5.verbTo use a misleading term; to misname.

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