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Definition of misname verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

misname

verb

NAmE//ˌmɪsˈneɪm//

[usually passive] misname somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they misname

he / she / it misnames

past simple misnamed

-ing form misnaming

to give someone or something a name that is wrong or not appropriate The Sea View Café, facing a building site, seemed to have been misnamed.

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