miscall

[ mis-kawl ]

/ mɪsˈkɔl /

verb (used with object)

to call by a wrong name.

Nearby words

misbrand, misc., misc. doc., miscalculate, miscalculation, miscall, miscanthus, miscarriage, miscarriage of justice, miscarry, miscast

Origin of miscall

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

Related formsmis·call·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for miscall

Their souls are like their bodies, hidden by the rags, foul with the dirt of what we miscall civilisation.
All Saints' Day and Other Sermons|Charles Kingsley
This was a garden of delight, even if Charles did puzzle over the long words and miscall them.
A Little Girl in Old Washington|Amanda M. Douglas
Tell him,” said the girl with her eyes still closed, “to not miscall things; no one is all virtue.
The Bondwoman|Marah Ellis Ryan
Dinna miscall your betters, Brockburn: why will ye not credit our existence, man?
Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

He had endeavored to carry out to its legitimate consequences what gentlemen are pleased to miscall the 'American System.'
Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton

British Dictionary definitions for miscall

miscall

/ (ˌmɪsˈkɔːl) /

verb (tr)

to call by the wrong name

dialect to abuse or malign

Derived Formsmiscaller, noun

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Word Origin and History for miscall

miscall

mid-15c., from mis- (1) + call (v.). Related: Miscalled; miscalling.