to miscall

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

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.

To call (something) by the wrong name
{v} to call wrong, to name improperly
{f} call by an incorrect name; call by a bad name
To incorrectly call
assign in incorrect name to; "These misnamed philanthropists"
To call by a bad name; to abuse
To call by a wrong name; to name improperly
to miscall
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