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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“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 won’t miscall like that again and now use extreme sensitivity to nuances in all communication.
From Forbes ● Oct. 24, 2014
"My name, captain—if your honor is a captain, and if I miscall you, I ax your honor's pardon: my name is—is—Stephen Foster, Steve most commonly."
From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by John Pendleton Kennedy
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