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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Misnomer \Mis*no"mer\, n. [OF. pref. mes- amiss, wrong (L. minus
     less) + F. nommer to name, L. nominare, fr. nomen name. See
     Name.]
     The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a
     complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing;
     a wrong or inapplicable name or title.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Many of the changes, by a great misnomer, called
           parliamentary ``reforms''.               --Burke.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The word ``synonym'' is fact a misnomer. --Whately.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Misnomer \Mis*no"mer\, v. t.
     To misname. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Misnomer \Mis*no"mer\, n. [OF. pref. mes- amiss, wrong (L. minus
     less) + F. nommer to name, L. nominare, fr. nomen name. See
     Name.]
     The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a
     complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing;
     a wrong or inapplicable name or title.
  
           Many of the changes, by a great misnomer, called
           parliamentary ``reforms''.               --Burke.
  
           The word ``synonym'' is fact a misnomer. --Whatel?.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Misnomer \Mis*no"mer\, v. t.
     To misname. [R.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  misnomer
       n : an incorrect or unsuitable name

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  misnomer
     n.
     A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To use a misleading term; to misname.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  misnomer
     n.
     A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To use a misleading term; to misname.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  misnomer
     n.
     A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To use a misleading term; to misname.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  misnomer
     n.
     A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To use a misleading term; to misname.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  misnomer
     Engelska n.
     felbeteckning

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Misnomer /mɪsnˈəʊmə/
  الخطأ في التسمية

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  misnomer /mɪsnˈəʊmə/
  nesprávný název

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  misnomer /mɪsnˈəʊmə/
  unzutreffende/falsche Bezeichnung  [ling.]
        "'Villa' was something of a misnomer – the place was no more than an old farmhouse."  - „Villa“ war nicht ganz die richtige Bezeichnung – es war nichts anderes als ein altes Bauernhaus.
        "To call the agreement 'historical' would be a misnomer."  - Die Vereinbarung „historisch“ zu nennen, wäre verfehlt.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  misnomer /mɪsnˈəʊmə/
  Fehlbezeichnung , Fehlbenennung

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]


  misnomer //mɪsˈnoʊmɚ// //mɪsˈnəʊmə// 
  1. harhaanjohtava käsite 2.
  misleading term
   3.
  term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense
  2. harhaanjohtava
  use of term that is misleading

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]


  misnomer /mɪsnˈəʊmə/ 
  1. नाम का गलत प्रयोग
        "'Director' is a complete misnomer for the post."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]


  misnomer /mɪsnˈəʊmə/
  1. nem alkalmas jelzô
  2. helytelen elnevezés

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]


  misnomer //mɪsˈnoʊmɚ// //mɪsˈnəʊmə// 
  誤称
  misleading term

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]


  misnomer /ˌmɪsˈnəʊmə/ 
    niewłaściwy termin

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]


  misnomer /mɪsnˈəʊmə/ 
  nome impróprio

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
misnomer /mɪsnˈəʊmə/ 1. yanlış isim, isimde hata 2. yanlış isim kullanma.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]

/mɪsˈnoʊmɝ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n.错误的名称；误称
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 用词不当

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