as in to misapply
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Recent Examples of misname
In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.
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Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
In the course of the initiative, Nigel Jeffries, MOLA’s ceramics specialist, has come to believe that witch bottles may have not only been miscategorized but misnamed: these bottles were likely medical objects, rather than magical ones.
—Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2019
In some editions, a story that began on the cover about the central SoMa development lawsuit settlement misnamed a nonprofit developer hoping to build affordable housing in South of Market.
—SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2019
Perhaps more than other forms of work, domestic labor is often misnamed as love, duty, or some kind of irresistible biological calling.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 15 June 2019
Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
In the course of the initiative, Nigel Jeffries, MOLA’s ceramics specialist, has come to believe that witch bottles may have not only been miscategorized but misnamed: these bottles were likely medical objects, rather than magical ones.
—Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2019
In some editions, a story that began on the cover about the central SoMa development lawsuit settlement misnamed a nonprofit developer hoping to build affordable housing in South of Market.
—SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2019
Perhaps more than other forms of work, domestic labor is often misnamed as love, duty, or some kind of irresistible biological calling.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 15 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misname
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Without adjusting, companies will misapply probabilistic tools to deterministic problems and misinterpret their outcomes.—
Richie Etwaru,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But sometimes people misapply the word tradition to things that are simply obsolete.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Many misidentify water moccasins with other nonvenomous aquatic snakes.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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The spider is easily mixed up with two native North Carolinian arachnids, meaning many people misidentify native spiders as Jorō.—
Eva Flowe
June 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Nearly every major polling outfit miscalled the 2016 Presidential race.—
Jill Lepore,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2020
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“Misname.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misname. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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