miscall

[ mis-kawl ]

verb (used with object)

1. to call by a wrong name.

miscall

/ ˌmɪsˈkɔːl /

verb

1. to call by the wrong name
2. dialect.
   to abuse or malign

Derived Forms

• ˌmisˈcaller, noun

Other Words From

• mis·caller noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of miscall¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; mis- ¹, call

Example Sentences

Local guides miscall it a palace, but in reality it is a very humble edifice; not at all palatial.

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I'm not writing for those parties who miscall themselves critics, and I don't care to have them paw the book at all.

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Why, then, does he miscall the King, and eat the King's bread?

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They miscall us Le Marchants behind our backs, but honest smuggling's sweet compared with that kind of work.

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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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