Associations to the word «Misnomer»
Noun
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Wiktionary
MISNOMER, noun. A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.
MISNOMER, noun. A term that is misleading.
MISNOMER, noun. A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.
MISNOMER, verb. (transitive) To use a misleading term; to misname.
Dictionary definition
MISNOMER, noun. An incorrect or unsuitable name.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.