MISNOMER


Meaning of MISNOMER in English

■ noun a wrong or inaccurate name or term.

↘the wrong use of a name or term.

Origin

ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., from the OFr. verb mesnommer , from mes- 'wrongly' + nommer 'to name' (based on L. nomen 'name').

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.