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miscall
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mis·call  (ms-kôl)
tr.v. mis·called, mis·call·ing, mis·calls
To call by a wrong name.
miscall [ˌmɪsˈkɔːl]
vb (tr)
1. to call by the wrong name
2. Dialect to abuse or malign
miscaller  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.miscall - assign in incorrect name to; "These misnamed philanthropists"
misname
call - ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful"
Translations
miscall [ˌmɪsˈkɔːl] VT → llamar equivocadamente
miscall
vt (Sport) shot → falsch bewerten or aufrufen
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