Associations to the word «Misnomer»

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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley