miscall

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

miscall
    v 1: assign in incorrect name to; "These misnamed
         philanthropists" [syn: {misname}, {miscall}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Miscall \Mis*call"\, v. t.
   1. To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.
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   2. To call by a bad name; to abuse. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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