misnomer

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification.
2. isim An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname.

   “[…] plaintiff's misstyling himself as corporation in initial complaint constituted case of misnomer.”

3. isim 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.”

4. isim 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.”

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