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Synonyms for misnomer
mɪsˈnoʊ mərmis·nomer
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Princeton's WordNet
misnomernoun
an incorrect or unsuitable name
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misnomernoun
Synonyms:
(Law.) misnaming, mistaking of the true name (of a person)misnomernoun
Synonyms:
wrong name, inapplicable title
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How to use misnomer in a sentence?
While we were calling them neglected tropical diseases, the 'tropical' part is probably a misnomer, most of the world's neglected tropical diseases are in wealthy countries. It's the poor living among the wealthy.
I think the President's son has answered every question. He's been interrogated. He's been cleared. To reopen this up again and keep this going is keeping a narrative that I think everyone realizes now is just, it's a misnomer. We just continue to waste money and time.
The Chinese began this particular glide vehicle in 2014, they had nine successful tests since then, approximately. The idea that this is new, that this is a revelation that caught the U.S. government by surprise is a misnomer.
Temporary is probably a misnomer in our case, we are seeing an increase, and I think that's probably attributed to the government's desire to reduce its footprint.
I now believe that compassion fatigue is a misnomer and that the real name for this condition should be empathetic overload, i also believe that compassion fatigue and burnout need never occur, and if they do, there is a clear path back to solid emotional health. I believe that I have found the path that will quickly bring us all back from burnout and I am extremely passionate about sharing what I have learned with all of you.
Translations for misnomer
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- Unwort, irreführend, Namensirrtum, Fehlbenennung, FehlbezeichnungGerman
- ακυριολεξίαGreek
- misnomoEsperanto
- nombre equivocadoSpanish
- harhaanjohtava, [[harhaanjohtava]] [[käsite]]Finnish
- nom inappropriéFrench
- मिथ्या नामHindi
- tévedésHungarian
- nama yg salahIndonesian
- rangnefniIcelandic
- denominazione impropriaItalian
- שֵׁם מַטעֵהHebrew
- 誤称, 異名Japanese
- FALSUM NOMENLatin
- verkeerde naamDutch
- błędna nazwaPolish
- equívocoPortuguese
- தவறான சொல்வழக்குTamil
- uygunsuz adlandırma, yanlış adlandırmaTurkish
- غلط نامUrdu
- 误称Chinese
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