A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
Such a misuse involving some similarity of sound between the misused word and the appropriate word.
A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly applied metaphor or trope.
A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.
something asserted not to be true; a myth or mistaken belief
A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense.
A term that is misleading, even if it may not be incorrect.
To use a misleading term; to misname.