Misnomer
(Mis*no"mer) n. [OF. pref. mes- amiss, wrong (L. minus less) + F. nommer to name, L.
nominare, fr. nomen name. See Name.] 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.
Many of the changes, by a great misnomer, called parliamentary "reforms".
Burke.
The word "synonym" is fact a misnomer.
Whatel. Misnomer
(Mis*no"mer), v. t. To misname. [R.]
Misnumber
(Mis*num"ber) v. t. To number wrongly.
Misnurture
(Mis*nur"ture) v. t. To nurture or train wrongly; as, to misnurture children. Bp. Hall.
Misobedience
(Mis`o*be"di*ence) n. Mistaken obedience; disobedience. [Obs.] Milton.
Misobserve
(Mis`ob*serve") v. t. To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing. Locke.
Misobserver
(Mis`ob*serv"er) n. One who misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.
Misogamist
(Mi*sog"a*mist) n. [Gr. misei^n to hate + marriage.] A hater of marriage.
Misogamy
(Mi*sog"a*my) n. [Cf. F. misogamie.] Hatre of marriage.
Misogynist
(Mi*sog"y*nist) n. [Gr. misogy`nhs, misogy`naios; misei^n to hate + gynh`: cf. F. misogyne.]
A woman hater. Fuller.
Misogynous
(Mi*sog"y*nous) a. Hating women.
Misogyny
(Mi*sog"y*ny) n. [Gr. misogyni`a: cf. F. misogynie.] Hatred of women. Johnson.
Misology
(Mi*sol"o*gy) n. [Gr. misologi`a; misei^n to hate + lo`gos discourse.] Hatred of argument or
discussion; hatred of enlightenment. G. H. Lewes.
Misopinion
(Mis`o*pin"ion), n. Wrong opinion. [Obs.]
Misorder
(Mis*or"der) v. t. To order ill; to manage erroneously; to conduct badly. [Obs.] Shak.
Misorder
(Mis*or"der), n. Irregularity; disorder. [Obs.] Camden.
Misorderly
(Mis*or"der*ly), a. Irregular; disorderly. [Obs.]
Misordination
(Mis*or`di*na"tion) n. Wrong ordination.
Misotheism
(Mis"o*the`ism) n. [Gr. misei^n to hate + qeo`s god.] Hatred of God. De Quincey.
Mispaint
(Mis*paint") v. t. To paint ill, or wrongly.
Mispassion
(Mis*pas"sion) n. Wrong passion or feeling. [Obs.]
Mispay
(Mis*pay") v. t. [Cf. Appay.] To dissatisfy. [Obs.]
Mispell
(Mis*pell") v. t., Mispend
(Mis*pend") v. t., etc. See Misspell, Misspend, etc.
Mispense
(Mis*pense") n. See Misspense. Bp. Hall.
Misperception
(Mis`per*cep"tion) n. Erroneous perception.
