misname
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mis·name
(mĭs-nām′)tr.v. mis·named, mis·nam·ing, mis·names
To call by a wrong name.
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misname
(ˌmɪsˈneɪm)vb
to name unsuitably or wrongly
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misname
Past participle: misnamed
Gerund: misnaming
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| Verb | 1. | misname - assign in incorrect name to; "These misnamed philanthropists" call - ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful" |
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Translations
misname
[ˌmɪsˈneɪm] VT → llamar equivocadamentethis grotesquely misnamed society → esta sociedad con su nombre grotescamente inapropiado
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misname
vt → unzutreffend benennen
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