miscall

[ mis-kawl ]

/ mɪsˈkɔl /

verb (used with object)

to call by a wrong name.

Origin of miscall

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at mis-¹, call

OTHER WORDS FROM miscall

mis·call·er, noun

Words nearby miscall

misbelief, misbelieve, misbrand, misc., miscalculate, miscall, miscanthus, miscarriage, miscarriage of justice, miscarry, miscast

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Example sentences from the Web for miscall

Their souls are like their bodies, hidden by the rags, foul with the dirt of what we miscall civilisation.
All Saints' Day and Other Sermons|Charles Kingsley
This was a garden of delight, even if Charles did puzzle over the long words and miscall them.
A Little Girl in Old Washington|Amanda M. Douglas
Tell him,” said the girl with her eyes still closed, “to not miscall things; no one is all virtue.
The Bondwoman|Marah Ellis Ryan
Dinna miscall your betters, Brockburn: why will ye not credit our existence, man?
Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

He had endeavored to carry out to its legitimate consequences what gentlemen are pleased to miscall the 'American System.'
Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton

British Dictionary definitions for miscall

miscall

/ (ˌmɪsˈkɔːl) /

verb (tr)

to call by the wrong name

dialect to abuse or malign

Derived forms of miscall

miscaller, noun

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单词	miscall
释义	miscall [ mis-kawl ] / mɪsˈkɔl / verb (used with object) to call by a wrong name. Origin of miscall late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at mis-¹, call OTHER WORDS FROM miscall mis·call·er, noun Words nearby miscall misbelief, misbelieve, misbrand, misc., miscalculate, miscall, miscanthus, miscarriage, miscarriage of justice, miscarry, miscast Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for miscall Their souls are like their bodies, hidden by the rags, foul with the dirt of what we miscall civilisation. All Saints' Day and Other Sermons\|Charles Kingsley This was a garden of delight, even if Charles did puzzle over the long words and miscall them. A Little Girl in Old Washington\|Amanda M. Douglas Tell him,” said the girl with her eyes still closed, “to not miscall things; no one is all virtue. The Bondwoman\|Marah Ellis Ryan Dinna miscall your betters, Brockburn: why will ye not credit our existence, man? Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales\|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing He had endeavored to carry out to its legitimate consequences what gentlemen are pleased to miscall the 'American System.' Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2)\|Thomas Hart Benton British Dictionary definitions for miscall miscall / (ˌmɪsˈkɔːl) / verb (tr) to call by the wrong name dialect to abuse or malign Derived forms of miscall miscaller, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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