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Noun Concept
Categories: All articles needing additional references, Semantics (linguistics), English-language idioms, Semantics
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misnomer  Non Indicative Name  Non-indicative name  List of common misnomers  List of misnomers
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An incorrect or unsuitable name WordNet 3.0
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An incorrect or unsuitable name WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A misnomer is a name that is incorrectly or unsuitably applied. Wikipedia
A term which suggests an interpretation that is known to be untrue Wikipedia Disambiguation
A use of a term that is misleading; a misname. Wiktionary
Use of term that is misleading. Wiktionary (translation)
Misleading term. Wiktionary (translation)
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Calling it a driveway is a bit of a misnomer, since you don't drive on it, you park on it. Wiktionary
IS A
name
word
HAS INSTANCE
bladeless fan
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小屁孩
DIFFERENT FROM
speech error
OPPOSITE OF
aptronym
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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misnomer
Wikipedia
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misnomer
Wikidata
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misnomer
Wiktionary
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misnomer
Wikipedia Redirections
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List of common misnomers, List of misnomers, misnomers, Non-indicative name, Non-Indicative Name, Non Indicative name, Non indicative name, Non Indicative Name

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