Miscall
[mis-kawl] /mɪsˈkɔl/
verb (used with object)
1.
to by a wrong name.
/ˌmɪsˈkɔːl/
verb (transitive)
1.
to call by the wrong name
2.
(dialect) to abuse or malign
v.
mid-15c., from mis- (1) + call (v.). Related: Miscalled; miscalling.
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