verb · transitive

misname

misname · misnames · misnamed · misnaming

To call by a wrong nameTo call by a wrong name.

/mɪsˈneɪm/

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To call by a wrong name.
assign in incorrect name to
(transitive)To give an unsuitable or injurious name to; name incorrectly.
Near-synonym: misnomer

1 languages

misnames, misnaming, misnamed, misnamed

regular · Lesson

I, you, we, they	misname
he, she, it	misnames

all persons

misnamed

I, you, we, they	have misnamed
he, she, it	has misnamed

all persons

will misname

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

1 related words

3 lessons