Skip to main content

misnomer


misnomer
Pronunciation: ⁄mɪsˈnəʊmə⁄
noun
·              a wrong or inaccurate name or designation:‘King crab’ is a misnomer—these creatures are not crustaceans at all
·    a wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term:to call this ‘neighbourhood policing’ would be a misnomer




Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

obscurantism

obscurantism Pronunciation: ⁄ ˌɒbskjʊˈrantɪz(ə)m ⁄ noun [mass noun] ·               the practice of deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known: allegations in the Press about government obscurantism
Post a Comment
Read more

euphonious

euphonious Pronunciation: ⁄ juːˈfəʊnɪəs ⁄ adjective ·               (of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear: a stream of fine, euphonious phrases
Post a Comment
Read more