miscall
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to call by the wrong name
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dialect to abuse or malign
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of miscall
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at mis- 1, call
Example Sentences
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Kansas City has had revenge on its mind since 2016 when a presumed miscall led to the Sounders bouncing KC from the playoffs with a 1-0 win at Lumen Field.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2022
“It hit me. They called it a swing but it was miscall by the umpire,” Gonzalez said.
From Washington Times • Apr. 20, 2017
Of course, if the knights had been fighting on a 15th-century battlefield, the outcome could have been much worse than a miscall.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2015
Somewhat lost in the glow of his bull’s-eye in the 2012 presidential election is the fact that he did miscall Senate races that year in Montana and North Dakota.
From Slate • Nov. 3, 2014
I grant my love imperfect, all That mortals by the name miscall; Then deem it evil, what thou wilt; But say, oh say, hers was not Guilt!
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
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