misname

🇺🇸 /ˌmɪsˈneɪm/ 🇬🇧 /ˌmɪsˈneɪm/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to mistakenly call someone or something by the wrong name

Don't misname the flowers; the red one is a rose, not a tulip.

translation

v. to mistakenly call someone or something by the wrong name

Word Forms

3rd Present misnames
Past misnamed
Perfect misnamed
Progressive misnaming