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misnomer meaning in Urdu

غلط نام

UK/(ˌ)mɪsˈnəʊmə//ˌmɪsˈnoʊməɹ/

misnomer in Urdu: غلط نام. In English, misnomer means a mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification.

Urdu words for misnomer

غلط نام

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 Urdu

What is the meaning of misnomer in Urdu?
Misnomer in Urdu is غلط نام.
misnomer کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Misnomer: غلط نام.
What does misnomer mean in English?
Misnomer means a mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification.

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Urdu words from Urdu 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 Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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