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misnaming

/mɪsˈneɪmɪŋ/

misnamingnoun

misnamings

Translations

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

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”.

Definitions

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

The misnaming remarks in the report undermined its credibility.

Synonyms

wrongly naming

incorrectly naming

misnameverb

misnaming

Gerund

misnamed

Past Simple

misnamed

Past Participle

misnaming

Gerund

/mɪsˈneɪm/

Translations

неправильно называть

He tends to misname his colleagues, which can be embarrassing.

Он склонен неправильно называть своих коллег, что может быть неловко.

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