misterm
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Misterm — Mis*term , v. t. To call by a wrong name; to miscall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misterm — (ˈ)mi|stərm transitive verb Etymology: mis (I) + term : to apply a wrong name or designation to : term incorrectly fly by night schools that misterm themselves colleges … Useful english dictionary
misterm — v.t. * * * … Universalium
misterm — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mislabel, miscall, mistitle; see misname … English dictionary for students
misterm — v. a. Miscall, misname, mistitle … New dictionary of synonyms
misterm — mis·term … English syllables
misterm — mis•term′ v. t … From formal English to slang
Mister — Misterm 1.MisterMuskel=Catcher;Boxer,Ringer;muskulöserMann.Engl»Mister=Herr«.1950ff. 2.MisterTagesschau=NachrichtensprecherimFernsehen.»Tagesschau«istderTitelderNachrichtensendungenderARD.1965ff. 3.Mister20Uhr=NachrichtensprecherimFernsehen.1965ff… … Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache
misnomer — mis·no·mer /ˌmis nō mər/ n [Anglo French mesnomer, from mesnomer to misname, from Middle French mes wrongly + nommer to name, from Latin nominare, from nomin nomen name]: the misnaming of a person in a legal document or proceeding (as in a… … Law dictionary
miscall — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. call by a wrong name, misterm, mistitle, misname; see mistake … English dictionary for students