misnomer

Etymology
From, from , noun use of Anglo-Norman and verb , from  +  (from ).

Noun

 * 1) A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.
 * 2) A term that is misleading, even if it may not be incorrect.
 * 3) A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.
 * 4)  something asserted not to be true; a myth or mistaken belief
 * 1) A term that is misleading, even if it may not be incorrect.
 * 2) A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.
 * 3)  something asserted not to be true; a myth or mistaken belief
 * 1) A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.
 * 2)  something asserted not to be true; a myth or mistaken belief
 * 1)  something asserted not to be true; a myth or mistaken belief

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: verkeerde naam
 * Finnish:
 * German: Fehlbenennung, Fehlbezeichnung, Namensirrtum
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: helytelen​/​téves​/​hibás megnevezés​/​elnevezés​/​név, névhiba, névtévesztés, ,
 * Icelandic: rangnefni
 * Spanish: nombre inapropiado
 * Turkish: yanlış adlandırma, uygunsuz adlandırma


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: harhaanjohtava käsite
 * German: irreführende Bezeichnung
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: megtévesztő megnevezés​/​elnevezés​/​név
 * Icelandic: rangnefni
 * Italian: denominazione impropria
 * Japanese: 誤称


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: harhaanjohtava käsite


 * Dutch: de
 * French:
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Korean:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Welsh:

Verb

 * 1)  To use a misleading term; to misname.