misname
verb /ˌmɪsˈneɪm/
/ˌmɪsˈneɪm/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they misname | /ˌmɪsˈneɪm/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪm/ |
he / she / it misnames | /ˌmɪsˈneɪmz/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪmz/ |
past simple misnamed | /ˌmɪsˈneɪmd/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪmd/ |
past participle misnamed | /ˌmɪsˈneɪmd/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪmd/ |
-ing form misnaming | /ˌmɪsˈneɪmɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪmɪŋ/ |
- to give somebody/something a name that is wrong or not appropriate
- be misnamed The Sea View Cafe, facing a building site, seemed to have been misnamed.