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Misnomer meaning

  1. A mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification.
  2. An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname.
  3. A term which is misleading, even if firmly established, technically correct, or both.

Synonyms of Misnomer

Using Misnomer

  • The main meaning on this page is: A mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification. | An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname. | A term which is misleading, even if firmly established, technically correct, or both.
  • Useful related words include: name.
  • In the example corpus, misnomer often appears in combinations such as: is misnomer, of misnomer, misnomer as.

Context around Misnomer

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Misnomer

  • In this selection, "misnomer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, common, economic and leaving stand out and add context to how "misnomer" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a common misnomer about this and also a misnomer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "misnomer" sits close to words such as abortive, adel and agonising, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with misnomer

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

But that misnomer was the norm. (6 words)

And really, that's also a misnomer. (7 words)

I see "powerful" over and over and it's a misnomer. (11 words)

Its common name is a misnomer since it is not Swedish (it was popularized there but is indigenous to South Africa) and does not produce roots that cling and allow it to climb like ivy, although its bright green, one-inch leaves do trail along the ground. (47 words)

He said, “it is an economic misnomer for someone in Obangede to travel to Okene to fix phones when able young population of that area can be trained in GSM repairs and accessories business and cater for the need of the people of the area. (45 words)

The added strain it takes to turn this high-power alternator probably does add some more force to your engine braking, so I guess it could be called regenerative braking, but it’s a bit of a misnomer from where I’m sitting. (43 words)

Example sentences (20)

And really, that's also a misnomer.

But that misnomer was the norm.

Its common name is a misnomer since it is not Swedish (it was popularized there but is indigenous to South Africa) and does not produce roots that cling and allow it to climb like ivy, although its bright green, one-inch leaves do trail along the ground.

So, the very survey questions his department crafted and approved didn’t have the results they wanted, so instead, the commissioner gaslights the large majority of Vermonters’ opinions as a misnomer.

The ICC so far has issued arrest warrants for President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children's Rights (a misnomer if there ever was one), Maria Lvova-Belova.

The Scottish Labour Party, something of a misnomer since their strings are still pulled from London, might dare a moment of dissent over the war in the Middle East.

A common misnomer about this rating is that a higher rating simply means it can take a larger surge, but it’s also an indication of how much energy it can absorb before it fails.

But it's a misnomer for a condition that is "so much more than a headache", according to Katie Martin, Brain Research UK research manager.

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Given the foregoing backdrop, it is not a misnomer to suggest that frequent foreign travels, especially for non-essential reasons, must be curbed.

He said, “it is an economic misnomer for someone in Obangede to travel to Okene to fix phones when able young population of that area can be trained in GSM repairs and accessories business and cater for the need of the people of the area.

If this misnomer is allowed to go unchecked, it will become terrifyingly mainstream.

I see "powerful" over and over and it's a misnomer.

One student, Antanae Shelton, portrayed a free woman of color who explained how her status was a misnomer; her freedom was saddled with so many restrictions it was not really freedom at all.

Stiles said after the bill was introduced that its title is a misnomer.

Delaney said if there is a 60-foot tree buffer, that is a misnomer because the landfill is nine times that tall and it doesn’t dispel the odor.

However, the US Electoral College is still something of a misnomer, as it never meets as one body.

In second place at just under 41 per cent were "marketing actions" but that’s a misnomer because none of the entrepreneurs mentioned traditional forms of marketing such as advertising and public relations.

I realise that the Conservative Party has turned into a misnomer, leaving a gap for a genuine conservative party, but I have no wish to see the Liberal Democrats filling this gap.

One can insist that “political warfare” is a misnomer—that it’s not even “warfare”—and for the West, including the U.S., that may well be true.

The added strain it takes to turn this high-power alternator probably does add some more force to your engine braking, so I guess it could be called regenerative braking, but it’s a bit of a misnomer from where I’m sitting.

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Common combinations with misnomer

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "misnomer" in a sentence?
An example: "And really, that's also a misnomer." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "misnomer" from authentic English texts.
What does "misnomer" mean?
Misnomer means: A mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification.
What are synonyms of "misnomer"?
Common synonyms of "misnomer" include: name.
How many example sentences with "misnomer" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "misnomer", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.