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miscall
[ mis-kawl ]
miscall
/ ˌmɪsˈkɔːl /
verb
- to call by the wrong name
- dialect.to abuse or malign
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Derived Forms
- ˌmisˈcaller, noun
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Other Words From
- mis·caller noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Local guides miscall it a palace, but in reality it is a very humble edifice; not at all palatial.
I'm not writing for those parties who miscall themselves critics, and I don't care to have them paw the book at all.
Why, then, does he miscall the King, and eat the King's bread?
They miscall us Le Marchants behind our backs, but honest smuggling's sweet compared with that kind of work.
But that this man should miscall me and beat me for the pure frenzy of his mind, causelessly, and for the love of blows!
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