misnomer
misnomer
Definition
mis·no·mer (mis nō′mər)
misnomer
Law Definition
n
An error in referring to or naming a person, location,
or object, particularly in a contract or other legal document.
misnomer
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: The old name Reliance Gear Company Limited has therefore become rather a misnomer.
- have: An average i 'd a slight misnomer medical expenses and its solutions range.
- seem: To call this the ethical approach, in this context, seems a misnomer.
- give: The name New House Farm is something of a misnomer given the age of the property and its current use.
Preposition: for
- state: Read somewhat in parallel with The Republic ( which is a misnomer for the city state ).
Adjective modifier
- slight: Indeed the subtitle, A Memoir of Philip Guston, is a slight misnomer.
- complete: For American audiences the film was re-titled " Young Scarface " , but that's a complete misnomer.
- common: It is a common misnomer that gray squirrels hibernate.
- great: Our Services Self assessment The term ' self assessment ' is proving to be one of the great misnomers of all time.
Preposition: in
misnomer Quotes
Ifthere ever was a misnomer, it is'exact science'. Science has always been full of mistakes; they require a genius to correct them.Of course, we do not see our own mistakes. 838
There was an old man of St Omer Who objected,'This town's a misnomer; You've no right to translate And beatificate A simple digamma in Homer.'
Browse dictionary entries near misnomer
- misname
- mismate
- mismatched
- mismatch
- mismanage
- mislike
- misled
- mislead
- mislay
- mislaid property
- miso
- miso-
- misogamy
- misogynist
- misogyny
- misology
- misoneism
- misperceive
- misplace
- misplaced
