Word of the Day: Misnomer

mis-no-mer / ˌmis-ˈnō-mər

noun

1. the wrong name or designation for something

Time-management is a misnomer, the challenge is to manage ourselves.

from ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’ by Stephen Covey, 1932-2012

2. the use of the wrong name

Maybe we don’t recognize satisfaction because it is disguised as radical generosity, a strange misnomer in a consumer culture.

from ‘7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess’ by Jen Hatmaker, 1974-