misname
verb/ˌmɪsˈneɪm/
/ˌmɪsˈneɪm/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they misname | /ˌmɪsˈneɪm/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪm/ |
| he / she / it misnames | /ˌmɪsˈneɪmz/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪmz/ |
| past simple misnamed | /ˌmɪsˈneɪmd/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪmd/ |
| past participle misnamed | /ˌmɪsˈneɪmd/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪmd/ |
| -ing form misnaming | /ˌmɪsˈneɪmɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪmɪŋ/ |
- to give somebody/something a name that is wrong or not appropriate
- be misnamed The Sea View Cafe, facing a building site, seemed to have been misnamed.
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