misname
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mis·name

transitive verb \-ˈnām\

Definition of MISNAME

: to name incorrectly : miscall

Examples of MISNAME

  1. They misnamed the airport when they called it international. Almost all the arriving and departing flights are local.
  2. The caption misnamed the person in the picture.

First Known Use of MISNAME

1537

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