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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɪsˈkɔːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mɪsˈkɔl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mis kôl′)

mis•call /mɪsˈkɔl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]

to call by a wrong name.
to make an error in judging a game or other situation:The referee miscalled that play.

mis•call (mis kôl′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to call by a wrong name.

1400–50; late Middle English; see mis-¹, call

mis•call′er, n.

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miscall /ˌmɪsˈkɔːl/ vb (transitive)

to call (someone or something) by the wrong name
dialect to abuse or malign

ˌmisˈcaller n

'miscall' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

misname

Synonyms: call by a wrong name, misterm, mistitle, misname, mistake, more...

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