miscall

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /mɪsˈkɔl/ UK /mɪskɔːl/ See IPA manual

Freq #228348

Meanings

1

verb
to call or name a person or thing incorrectly

The article continued to miscall the island a peninsula.
2

verb
to make an incorrect judgment, prediction, or official call

Several analysts managed to miscall the close election.
3

verb
archaic or dialectal: to insult or call someone abusive names

The angry neighbors began to miscall one another across the fence.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to call or name a person or... misname misidentifymislabel

2 verb · to make an incorrect... judge wronglypredict incorrectly

3 verb · archaic or dialectal: to... insult abuse revile

Opposites

identify correctlyname correctly

Word family

Forms miscalled

Derived forms miscaller

Related forms misdialmisidentifymislabelmisname

Etymology

From Middle English miscallen, formed from mis-, 'wrongly or badly,' + call. The oldest senses include insulting someone by name; modern use commonly means naming, judging, or predicting incorrectly.

Topics

Actions & Processes Register & Style

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# miscall

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /mɪsˈkɔl/
**IPA (UK):** /mɪskɔːl/
**Frequency rank:** 228348

## Meanings
1. to call or name a person or thing incorrectly
2. to make an incorrect judgment, prediction, or official call
3. archaic or dialectal: to insult or call someone abusive names

## Examples
- The article continued to miscall the island a peninsula.
- Several analysts managed to miscall the close election.
- The angry neighbors began to miscall one another across the fence.

## Synonyms
- misname
- misidentify
- mislabel
- judge wrongly
- insult

## Antonyms
- identify correctly
- name correctly

## Derived Forms
- miscaller

## Related Forms
- misdial
- misidentify
- mislabel
- misname

## Etymology
From Middle English miscallen, formed from mis-, 'wrongly or badly,' + call. The oldest senses include insulting someone by name; modern use commonly means naming, judging, or predicting incorrectly.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Register & Style

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