Definition of "misnomer" in английский

noun

1. (law) 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.

   • The name Chinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with China.
   • The word blackboard as applied to green or brown chalkboards is a misnomer but is not incorrect, as the broad sense of the word is idiomatic.

4. Something which is asserted not to be true; a mistaken belief, a falsehood, a myth.

   • It’s a misnomer that all doctors have bad handwriting.

verb

1. (transitive) To use an incorrect, and especially misleading, name for (someone or something); to misidentify, to misname.