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misnomer meaning in Kannada

ಬೇನಾಮಿ

UK/(ˌ)mɪsˈnəʊmə//ˌmɪsˈnoʊməɹ/

misnomer in Kannada: ಬೇನಾಮಿ, ತಪ್ಪು ಹೆಸರು, ತಪ್ಪು ಹೆಸರಿನ ಪ್ರಯೋಗ, ತಪ್ಪು ಹೆಸರು ಕೊಡು. In English, misnomer means a mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification.

Kannada words for misnomer

ಬೇನಾಮಿ, ತಪ್ಪು ಹೆಸರು, ತಪ್ಪು ಹೆಸರಿನ ಪ್ರಯೋಗ, ತಪ್ಪು ಹೆಸರು ಕೊಡು, ಹೆಸರುತಪ್ಪು, ಅಪಪ್ರಯೋಗ

English meaning of misnomer

  1. noun A mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification.
  2. noun An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname.
  3. noun A term which is misleading, even if firmly established, technically correct, or both.
  4. noun Something which is asserted not to be true; a mistaken belief, a falsehood, a myth.

Full definition of misnomer

misnomer in a sentence

  • The name Chinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with China.
  • The word blackboard as applied to green or brown chalkboards is a misnomer but is not incorrect, as the broad sense of the word is idiomatic.
  • It’s a misnomer that all doctors have bad handwriting.

Synonyms of misnomer

misnomer in other languages

Questions about misnomer in Kannada

What is the meaning of misnomer in Kannada?
Misnomer in Kannada is ಬೇನಾಮಿ, ತಪ್ಪು ಹೆಸರು, ತಪ್ಪು ಹೆಸರಿನ ಪ್ರಯೋಗ, ತಪ್ಪು ಹೆಸರು ಕೊಡು.
misnomer ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Misnomer: ಬೇನಾಮಿ, ತಪ್ಪು ಹೆಸರು, ತಪ್ಪು ಹೆಸರಿನ ಪ್ರಯೋಗ, ತಪ್ಪು ಹೆಸರು ಕೊಡು.
What does misnomer mean in English?
Misnomer means a mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: misnomer (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: misnomer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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