misnomer

misnomer englannista suomeksi

1. harhaanjohtava nimitys, harhaanjohtava sanonta

0. Substantiivi

1. harhaanjohtava adjective; often used in partitive

2. harhaanjohtava käsite">harhaanjohtava käsite

   Verbi

1. A mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification.

3. (senseid) An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname.

4. (quote-journal)is also a misnomer, for whether by getting rid of tens of thousands of sheep in Patagonia or introducing a living species as a surrogate for an extinct one – Sayaguesa cattle in place of aurochs in Croatia’s Velebit Mountains, for instance – rewilding requires more human intervention than its name suggests.

5. (quote-text) plaintiff's misstyling himself as corporation in initial complaint constituted case of misnomer.

6. A term which is misleading, even if firmly established, technically correct, or both.

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

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

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