misnomer
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- noun
- /ˌmɪsˈnoʊmər/
- The term is a misnomer.
- somewhat of a misnomer
- really a misnomer
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Watch on YouTubeSo common sense is a bit of a misnomer there.
- So common sense is a bit of a misnomer there.
- And I think happiness might be a bit of a misnomer, right?
- So classifying them in that way is a misnomer.
- They claim to be anti fascist but that's that label is a misnomer.
- One of it is that it was kind of a misnomer in my view, that the Russians are non religious.
- Now, one of the misnomers is that when you meet the right person, there will be No Fear.
- I think often those ideas, like some of the things you said on the male side, I think they're they're kind of misnomers.
- I, I do believe that, but I think it's a misnomer to think that everybody on the left is behind that it is, is cool with.
- And tail is a little bit of a misnomer because it's just a stream of gas that extends in the opposite direction of wherever the sun is.
- There's so many myths and misnomers and but people want to they want to believe.
- So a door for what you know, it's just a misnomer.
Examples
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So it's called noise, which is kind of a misnomer in the pattern.
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Calling the movie "The Fast and the Furious" a documentary is a complete misnomer.
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So common sense is a bit of a misnomer there.
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I caught the misnomer in telling myself that I was going back home.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Studies" was something of a misnomer in both cases.
Academic text (2000) -
This is a big misnomer and big mistake in biology.
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The word "band" would be, in this context, something of a misnomer.
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Not long ago, the idea of contemporary art from Africa seemed a misnomer, even an oxymoron.
Academic text (1993) -
The term chaos theory is somewhat of a misnomer because the new discoveries are more about order than chaos.
Academic text (1993) -
Social amoebas are also known as "cellular slime molds," but the name is a misnomer.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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A mistake when someone identifies the wrong person or object
Using the wrong name for someone or something
How Correct
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Surface Forms
Morphology
misnomer = name (semi-transparent) = mis + nomer
The meaning 'wrong name' follows from the prefix 'mis-' plus the notion of 'name', but the actual root form 'nomer' is not a modern standalone word, so the relation is not fully transparent for learners.
Etymology
The word misnomer comes from the parts mis- meaning 'wrong' and nomen meaning 'name', so it literally means a 'wrong name', for example calling a koala a bear. That's why a misnomer is a wrong or not suitable name for something.