misnomer
noun/ˌmɪsˈnəʊmə(r)/
/ˌmɪsˈnəʊmər/
- a name or a word that is not appropriate or accurate
- ‘Villa’ was something of a misnomer—the place was no more than an old farmhouse.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from the Old French verb mesnommer, from mes- ‘wrongly’ + nommer ‘to name’ (based on Latin nomen ‘name’).
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