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• n  an incorrect or unsuitable name

• 'Protection money' is a misnomer in the extortion business.
• Chickenpox has nothing to do with the barnyard fowl; this malady is a misnomer.
• It is said that the term “embryonic stem cells” is a misnomer because the cells in question are not from embryos but rather from blastocysts, or undifferentiated, pre-embryonic masses of cells formed in the first stage after fertilization.

News & Articles

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• Health Insurance May Become Unaffordable for Low-Wage Workers
  The Affordable Care Act may be a misnomer for some working-class people. It simultaneously requires people to acquire health insurance or pay a penalty next year, and large companies to provide an affordable ...
  June 14, 2013 - Money Talks News via Yahoo! Finance
• Bag ban bad for freedom and environment
  The description of plastic grocery bags as “single-use” bags is a misnomer. The vast majority of people use them more than once, whether for lining trash bins or picking up after their dogs.
  June 14, 2013 - U-T San Diego
• Annapolis entry Fireball captures first place in PHRF 1 for Annapolis-Newport
  That Fireball was listed as a first-time entry in the Annapolis-to-Newport Race was a bit of a misnomer.
  June 13, 2013 - CapitalGazette.com

Quotes

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• Soha Ali Khan in Sify
  I think the female actors are far more intelligent than the male actors. I think it's a misnomer to say that actresses are not smart and I think they are deeply in touch with emotions,Soha said.
• Mike Montgomery in Washington Post
  I think that's a little bit of a misnomer, in terms of being the top three-point shooting team in the country,Montgomery said. "I think that's statistics. We really got off to a fast start and our percentage was way up, almost uncanny, and...
• Robert Wilder in Red Herring
  I would not use the word 'clean' anywhere near the word 'coal,'says Robert Wilder, CEO of WilderShares, which manages three energy indices. "It'sa misnomer; coal is inherently dirty."