misnomer
(noun) an incorrect or unsuitable name
Source: WordNet® 3.1
misnomer (plural misnomers)
A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.
Synonym: misname
A term that is misleading.
A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.
(proscribed, nonstandard) something asserted not to be true; a myth or mistaken belief
• aptronym
misnomer (third-person singular simple present misnomers, present participle misnomering, simple past and past participle misnomered)
(transitive)Â To use a misleading term; to misname.
• semi-norm, seminorm
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*no"mer, n. Etym: [OF. pref. mes- amiss, wrong (L. minus less) + F. nommer to name, L. nominare, fr. nomen name. See Name.]
Definition: 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. Many of the changes, by a great misnomer, called parliamentary "reforms". Burke. The word "synonym" is fact a misnomer. Whatel
Mis*no"mer, v. t.
Definition: To misname. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
