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to misname

to misname

2 6.3
To call someone or something by the wrong name
  • verb
  • /ˌmɪsˈneɪm/
translation icon : nombrar incorrectamente
  • My personal areas of expertise cause me to be extremely annoyed if someone misnames an item of clothing, for example.
  • misnamed it badly

And then the doorkeeper says, is she misnamed?

Examples

  • He misnamed the famous painting, calling it by the wrong title during the presentation.

  • To begin with, the church was misnamed.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • She simply misnamed her company.

    Peter & the Wolf (2006)

  • You have been misnamed, Gabrielle.

    Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

  • Lily gawked at the structure, wondering how anyone could have misnamed it so badly.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The teacher misnamed the student when she called him by the wrong first name.

  • During the meeting, she accidentally misnamed the project, confusing everyone in the room.

Synonyms

to mislabel
vsto misname
10 4.1

To give something the wrong name

refers to speaking a wrong name rather than marking an object
to miscall
vsto misname
1 7.6

To give someone or something the wrong name

has the same meaning but exists as an alternative verb form

How Correct

to name
∞ 1.0
to misname
2 6.3
to mislabel
10 4.1

Surface Forms

misname infinitive
misnamed past
misnamed past participle
misnaming present participle
misnames third person singular

Morphology

misname = name (transparent) = mis + name

The prefix 'mis-' clearly indicates a wrong or incorrect action applied to the verb 'name'.

Etymology

Misname starts with the prefix mis- meaning 'wrong' and ends with name, and you can see the same mis- in words like mistake and misunderstand. So, to misname someone is to give them a 'wrong name' or label, which is why it means to call someone or something by the wrong or unsuitable name.