Definizione monolingua

misnomer

misnomer (third-person singular simple present misnomers, present participle misnomering, simple past and past participle misnomered)

1. (transitive) To use a misleading term; to misname.

misnomer (plural misnomers)

1. A use of a term asserted to be misleading.

   Calling it a driveway is a bit of a misnomer, since you dont drive on it, you park on it.

2. A term asserted to be widely used incorrectly.

   Chinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with China.

3. A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.

Definizione dizionario misnomer

Altri significati:

A term asserted to be widely used incorrectly.

a use of a term asserted to be misleading

A use of a term asserted to be misleading.

a term asserted to be widely used incorrectly

(transitive) To use a misleading term; to misname.

A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.