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/mis naym"/, v.t., misnamed, misnaming.to name incorrectly or wrongly; miscall.[1475-85; MIS-1 + NAME]
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Misname — Mis*name , v. t. To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misname — index mislabel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
misname — (v.) c.1500 to call (someone) a bad name; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + NAME (Cf. name) (v.). Related: Misnamed; misnaming … Etymology dictionary
misname — [mis nām′] vt. misnamed, misnaming to give or apply an inappropriate name to … English World dictionary
misname — transitive verb Date: 1537 to name incorrectly ; miscall … New Collegiate Dictionary
misname — verb To name incorrectly … Wiktionary
misname — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. label incorrectly, miscall, mistitle, misterm, mislabel, misidentify, misdenominate, misstyle, misconstrue; see also mistake … English dictionary for students
misname — mis|name [ˌmısˈneım] v [T] to give something a name that is wrong or not suitable ▪ a dreary little place that was misnamed the Grand Hotel … Dictionary of contemporary English
misname — mɪ neɪm v. call by a wrong name, name incorrectly … English contemporary dictionary
misname — verb give a wrong or inappropriate name to … English new terms dictionary
