Misname


[mis-neym] /mɪsˈneɪm/

verb (used with object), misnamed, misnaming.
1.
to incorrectly or wrongly; miscall.
v.

c.1500 “to call (someone) a bad name;” see mis- (1) + name (v.). Related: Misnamed; misnaming.

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