misname
/mɪsˈneɪm/
verb
- To call someone or something by the wrong name.
- The teacher accidentally misnamed the new student during roll call.
- If you misname a species in a scientific paper, it can cause confusion.
- He kept misnaming his coworker, calling her Laura instead of Lauren.
- To give an incorrect or misleading name or title to something.
- Critics say the law misnames the problem by calling it a 'tax relief' bill.
- Calling that tiny apartment a 'penthouse' really misnames it.
- The park was misnamed 'Green Valley' even though it's mostly desert.
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