Sign in
Enter the word for search

misnaming

UK
/mɪsˈneɪmɪŋ/
US
/mɪsˈneɪmɪŋ/

Translations

misnaminggerund / present participle
UK
/ˌmɪsˈneɪmɪŋ/
US
/ˌmɪsˈneɪmɪŋ/
Used prenominally to modify a noun, derived from the present participle of the verb “misname”.
Synonyms
wrongly naming
incorrectly naming
misdesignating
misidentifying
mislabelling
mislabeling
misnamingnoun
misnamings
pl
неправильное именование
The misnaming of the species led to confusion among scientists.
Неправильное именование вида привело к путанице среди ученых.
ошибочное название
The map contained a misnaming of several towns.
Карта содержала ошибочное название нескольких городов.
Additional translations
неверное именование
Synonyms
mislabeling
wrong designation
incorrect naming
misnomer
misnameverb

misnaming

Gerund

misnamed
Past Simple
misnamed
Past Participle
misnaming
Gerund
UK
/mɪsˈneɪm/
US
/mɪsˈneɪm/
неправильно называть
He tends to misname his colleagues, which can be embarrassing.
Он склонен неправильно называть своих коллег, что может быть неловко.
Synonyms
mistitle
mislabel
misdesignate
misclassify
misidentify

Definitions

misnaminggerund / present participle
Giving an incorrect or inappropriate name (to); incorrectly naming.
The misnaming remarks in the report undermined its credibility.
misnamingnoun
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.
misnameverb
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.
OverviewPhrasesExamplesAI ExpertDictionaries