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miscall
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb miscall has 1 sense
- miscall(v = verb.communication) misname - assign in incorrect name to; "These misnamed philanthropists" is one way to call
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
CIDE DICTIONARY
miscall, v. t.
- To call by a wrong name; to name improperly. [1913 Webster]
- To call by a bad name; to abuse. Fuller. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
miscall, v.tr.
1 call by a wrong or inappropriate name.
2 archaic or dial. call (a person) names.
1 call by a wrong or inappropriate name.
2 archaic or dial. call (a person) names.
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