[mɪsˈnəʊmə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a wrong or inaccurate name or designation
(e.g: morning sickness is a misnomer for many women, since the nausea can occur any time during the day)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from the Old French verb mesnommer, from mes- ‘wrongly’ + nommer ‘to name’ (based on Latin nomen ‘name’)