| Concept: | Misnomer. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional means; language generally |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
misnomer; lucus a non lucendo; Mrs. Malaprop; what d'ye call 'em (neologism) [more]; Hoosier., nickname, sobriquet, by-name; assumed name, assumed title; alias; nom de course, nom de theatre, nom de guerre, nom de plume; pseudonym, pseudonymy.
-verbs
misname, miscall, misterm; nickname; assume a name.
-adjectives
misnamed; pseudonymous; soi-disant; self called, self styled, self christened; so-called., nameless, anonymous; without a having no name; innominate, unnamed; unacknowledged.
-adverbs
in no sense.
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