كيف تنطق "misnomer"

word

mɪsˈnoʊmɝ

mis-NOH-mer

mɪsnˈəʊmɐ

mis-NOH-muh

التعريف

A misnomer is a word or name that is used incorrectly, especially when it suggests something that is not true about what it describes.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

mɪsˈnoʊmɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

mɪsnˈəʊmɐ

أمريكي

mis-NOH-mer

بريطاني

mis-NOH-muh

Calling a koala a "bear" is a misnomer.

The "funny bone" is a misnomer because it is not a bone.

It's a misnomer to call Greenland 'green'; it's mostly ice.

'Dry cleaning' is a bit of a misnomer—clothes actually get wet.