misnomer

[US]/ˌmɪsˈnəʊmə(r)/
[UK]/ˌmɪsˈnoʊmər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. fejlagtig anvendelse af et udtryk; tastefejl i et navn; fejlagtig identifikation.
Word Forms
Pluralmisnomers

Example Sentences

The term 'shooting stars' is a misnomer as they are actually meteors.

Begrebet 'skudstjerner' er en misforståelse, da de i virkeligheden er meteorer.

Calling a tomato a vegetable is a common misnomer; it is actually a fruit.

At kalde en tomate for en grøntsag er en almindelig misforståelse; det er i virkeligheden en frugt.

Real-world Examples

Now, 3D printing is actually a misnomer.

Nu er 3D-trykning faktisk en misvisende betegnelse.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

Wastewater might be a misnomer because there's lots of valuable products in wastewater.

Afvældvand kan være en misvisende betegnelse, fordi der er mange verdifulde produkter i afvældvand.

Source: How to avoid climate disasters

They are also something of a misnomer.

De er også en form for misvisende betegnelse.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

So really, " disaster robotics" is a misnomer.

Så i virkeligheden er "katastrofe-robotik" en misvisende betegnelse.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) August 2015 Collection

First of all, saying that the Amazon is all just one large river is really a huge misnomer.

Først og fremmest er det en stor misvisende betegnelse at sige, at Amazonen bare er én stor flod.

Source: Realm of Legends

As far as Viking funerals, this is kind of a misnomer.

Når det kommer til Vikingefuneraler, er det en form for en misvisende betegnelse.

Source: Connection Magazine

Misnomer Both hyperopia and myopia have abnormal distant vision, i. e. they cannot focus distant objects clearly.

Misvisende betegnelse: Såvel hyperopi som nytropi har abnorm fjerntænkning, dvs. de kan ikke fokusere på fjerne objekter klart.

Source: Daily Life Medical Science Popularization

And it's a little bit of misnomer because it really is more than just long, it's huge.

Og det er en lille smule en misvisende betegnelse, fordi det i virkeligheden er mere end bare langt, det er stort.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

It's a bit of a misnomer 'cause it's in an sprawling urban area in the South of Beirut.

Det er en lille smule en misvisende betegnelse, fordi det ligger i et udbredt byområde i Syd-Beirut.

Source: NPR News November 2015 Compilation

Their name is a bit of a misnomer.

Deres navn er en lille smule en misvisende betegnelse.

Source: Animal Logic

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