Miscall

Quick meaning: Miscall is a verb meaning (now dialectal) To call (someone) bad names; to insult, abuse.

Meaning

(now dialectal) To call (someone) bad names; to insult, abuse.

More Meanings

1. To call (someone or something) incorrectly or by the wrong title or name.
2. To make a wrong call (prediction or announcement).
3. An incorrect call.
4. Archaic form of miskal.

Example Sentences

‘In this country, peasants miscall it “Cowslip,” though of course the true Cowslip, Primula veris, is a different plant altogether.’

But one aboue the rest in speciall, / That had an hog beene late, hight Grille by name, / Repined greatly, and did him miscall, / That had from hoggish forme him brought to naturall.

their wisest brains concluded that Christians wore the hideous thing that its broad brim might interpose between their weak eyes and the uncongenial sight of God. So it reminded Islam continually that God was miscalled and misliked by Christians.

He there exhorts us to hear with patience and humility those, however they be miscall'd, that desire to live purely, in such a use of Gods Ordinances, as the best guidance of their conscience gives them, and to tolerat them, though in some disconformity to our selves.

Word Forms

• miscalls
• miscalling
• miscalled

Synonyms for miscall

Depending on context, synonyms include misname.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include misname, misterm, missay, misuse, misperson, miscensure.

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