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misnaming

/mɪsˈneɪmɪŋ/

misnamingnoun

misnamings

Translations

erreur de dénominationEmployé pour l’acte ou le cas consistant à donner un nom inexact ou inapproprié.

The misnaming of the street caused confusion among the residents.

L’erreur de dénomination de la rue a semé la confusion parmi les habitants.

Additional translations

mauvaise dénominationFormulation plus générale, possible dans un registre courant.

Definitions

The act of giving a wrong or inappropriate name to someone or something.

The misnaming of the street caused confusion among the residents.

An instance of wrongly naming someone or something; a misnomer.

His constant reference to Madrid as a coastal city was another misnaming.

Synonyms

mislabeling

wrong designation

incorrect naming

misnomer

misnaminggerund / present participle

/ˌmɪsˈneɪmɪŋ/

Used prenominally to modify a noun, derived from the present participle of the verb “misname”.

Translations

qui attribue un nom erronéTour adjectival rendu par une tournure relative en français.

The misnaming remarks in the report undermined its credibility.

Les remarques qui attribuent un nom erroné dans le rapport ont nui à sa crédibilité.

Definitions

Giving an incorrect or inappropriate name (to); incorrectly naming.

The misnaming remarks in the report undermined its credibility.

Synonyms

misdesignating

incorrectly naming

wrongly naming

mislabeling

mislabelling

misidentifying

misnameverb

misnaming

ing-form

misnamed

Past Simple

misnamed

Past Participle

misnaming

ing-form

/mɪsˈneɪm/

Translations

mal nommer

The teacher accidentally misnamed the student during roll call.

L’enseignant a mal nommé l’élève pendant l’appel.

Additional translations

désigner à tortEmploi plus soutenu ; s’emploie quand on attribue à quelque chose une appellation inexacte ou trompeuse.

Definitions

To give a wrong or inaccurate name to someone or something.

The teacher accidentally misnamed the student during roll call.

To apply a term that misrepresents the true nature, function, or qualities of something.

Calling it a "quick fix" misnames the complex engineering solution.

Synonyms