misnomer

misnomer is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title.
2. transitive verb. To misname.
3. noun. an incorrect or unsuitable name

Common word forms

misnomers, misnomered

Words from these letters

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