- miscall
- transitive verb Date: 14th century to call by a wrong name ; misname
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
miscall
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Miscall — Mis*call , v. t. 1. To call by a wrong name; to name improperly. [1913 Webster] 2. To call by a bad name; to abuse. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miscall — (v.) mid 15c., from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + CALL (Cf. call) (v.). Related: Miscalled; miscalling … Etymology dictionary
miscall — [miskôl′] vt. to call by a wrong name; misname … English World dictionary
miscall — verb a) To call (someone) bad names; to insult, abuse. But one aboue the rest in speciall, / That had an hog beene late, hight Grille by name, / Repined greatly, and did him miscall, / That had from hoggish forme him brought to naturall. b) To… … Wiktionary
miscall — miscaller, n. /mis kawl /, v.t. to call by a wrong name. [1400 50; late ME; see MIS 1, CALL] * * * … Universalium
miscall — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. call by a wrong name, misterm, mistitle, misname; see mistake … English dictionary for students
miscall — v. call by an incorrect name; call by a bad name … English contemporary dictionary
miscall — verb 1》 call by a wrong or inappropriate name. 2》 archaic or dialect insult verbally … English new terms dictionary
miscall — v. a. Misname, misterm … New dictionary of synonyms
miscall — mis·call … English syllables
