miscall

• Verbe désuet signifiant appeler par un mauvais nom ou donner une appellation incorrecte.

An obsolete verb meaning to call by a wrong name or to misname.

1. Assign an incorrect name toC1formal

   To call someone or something by a wrong or inappropriate name.

   appeler par un mauvais nom

   • He miscalled the species, confusing it with a similar one.
   • The document miscalls the company's founder.
   • She was miscalled by her colleagues for years.

   Synonymesmisidentifymisname