misnomer

English - Turkish

Definition of misnomer in English Turkish dictionary: yanlış adlandırma; yanlış ad; yanlış isim; {i} yanlış isim kullanma; isimde hata; {i} isim hatası; uygunsuz isim; (Tıp) misnomer

English - English

Definition of misnomer in English English dictionary: A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense; To use a misleading term; to misname; A term asserted to be widely used incorrectly
Chinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with China.; A use of a term asserted to be misleading
Calling it a driveway is a bit of a misnomer, since you don't drive on it, you park on it.; a name wrongly or mistakenly applied; {n} the mistake of a name in law proceedings; A wrong name; To misname; 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; {i} inappropriate name; use of a wrong name; Mistake in name Normally, when a mistake in name occurs in a deed a correction deed, also known as a deed of confirmation, is used to correct the error; Mistake in name; giving incorrect name to person in accusation, indictment,pleading, deed, or other instrument (Page 1151) TOP; A mistake in the use of a name; An error regarding a name; If you say that a word or name is a misnomer, you mean that it describes something incorrectly. Herbal `tea' is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all. a wrong or unsuitable name (mesnommer ); an incorrect or unsuitable name
misnomers: plural of misnomer

Turkish - English

Definition of misnomer in Turkish English dictionary: (Tıp) misnomer

misnomer

Hyphenation

mis·no·mer

Turkish pronunciation

mîsnōmır

Pronunciation

/məsˈnōmər/ /mɪsˈnoʊmɜr/

Etymology

() From Anglo-Norman mesnomer, noun use of Anglo-Norman and Old French verb mesnomer (“to name incorrectly”), from mes- (“mis-”) + nomer (“to name”) (from Latin nōmināre).