English-German translation for "misnomer"

"misnomer" German translation

misnomer
[misˈnoumə(r)]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Namensirrtummasculine | Maskulinum m (falsche Benennung einer Person in einer Urkunde)
    misnomer legal term, law | RechtswesenJUR
    misnomer legal term, law | RechtswesenJUR
  • falsche Benennungor | oder od Bezeichnung, unpassender Name
    misnomer wrong or unsuitable name
    misnomer wrong or unsuitable name
Ich frage: Warum benutzen Sie diese Bezeichnung, die meiner Meinung nach völlig verfehlt ist?
I would ask: why are you calling this a natural disaster, which I believe is a complete misnomer?
Source: Europarl
Also, ich spritz ein bisschen weniger Gift wegen dieser astronomischen Fehlbezeichnungen.
So, I hold back a little of my venom for these astronomical misnomers.
Source: TED
Es ist überhaupt ein Widersinn, dass dieses Schiff'Prestige' genannt wird.
It is a complete misnomer that this ship should be called Prestige.
Source: Europarl
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