Misname
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪsneɪm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Misname is a noun meaning A wrong, unsuitable, misleading, or injurious name or designation; misnomer.
Meaning
A wrong, unsuitable, misleading, or injurious name or designation; misnomer.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To call by a wrong name.
- (transitive) To give an unsuitable or injurious name to; name incorrectly.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: misnomer
Elsewhere is pain in looking back on the blotted page misnamed Experience.
Misnamed (and misgendered) was Patricia Glass Schuman, of Neal-Schuman Publishers.
Like the name Macon Dead, it is a misname imposed by someone with no concern about the consequences.
Word Forms
- misnames
- misnaming
- misnamed
Synonyms for misname
Depending on context, synonyms include miscall, misnomer.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include miscall, misnomer, misappellation, misnamer, misidentification, misdoing.
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