miscall

mɪsˈkɔːl

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Definition of miscall - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

communication

Rare

address someone by the wrong name

Rare

He felt embarrassed after he miscalled his teacher in front of the class..

misidentify

misname

politics

TECH.

announce an election result incorrectly

TECH.

The news channel miscalled the election winner.

misreport

poker

TECH.

announce one's hand of cards incorrectly

TECH.

He miscalled his hand during the poker game.

misstate

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Origin of miscall

Latin, mis (wrongly) + call (call)

Examples of miscall in a sentence

I always miscall him when I'm nervous.
The reporter miscalled the final vote count.
They miscalled the results during the live broadcast.
She realized she had miscalled after seeing the cards.
The player was penalized for miscalling his hand.

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French:se tromper de nom, se tromper dans l'annonce, ...
German:falsch benennen, falsch verkünden, ...
Italian:sbagliare nome, annunciare erroneamente, ...
Spanish:nombrar mal, anunciar incorrectamente, ...
Portuguese:chamar pelo nome errado, anunciar incorretamente, ...
Chinese:叫错名字, 错误宣布, ...
Japanese:間違った名前で呼ぶ, 誤報する, ...
Arabic:أَخْطَأَ في اسم, أَخْطَأَ في إِعْلان النَتيجة, ...
Hebrew:לִטְעוֹת בְּשֵׁם, לְהַכְרִיז בְּטָעוּת, ...
Russian:неправильно назвать, неправильно объявить, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно назвати, неправильно оголосити, ...
Hindi:गलत नाम से पुकारना, गलत घोषित करना, ...
Bengali:ভুল নামে ডাকা, ভুলভাবে ঘোষণা করা, ...
Catalan:anomenar malament, equivocar-se, ...
Czech:oslovit špatným jménem, chybně vyhlásit, ...
Danish:fejlkalde, melde forkert, ...
Dutch:verkeerd noemen, verkeerd aankondigen, ...
Greek:αποκαλώ λάθος όνομα, ανακοινώνω λανθασμένα, ...
Hungarian:elszólítani, tévesen kihirdetni a választás eredményét, ...
Khmer:ហៅឈ្មោះខុស, ប្រកាសលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោតខុស, ...
Korean:잘못 부르다, 잘못 발표하다, ...
Persian:اشتباه صدا زدن, اشتباه اعلام کرد, ...
Polish:pomylić imię, błędnie ogłosić, ...
Portuguese (BR):chamar pelo nome errado, anunciar erroneamente, ...
Romanian:a numi greșit, a anunța greșit, ...
Swedish:felaktigt namnge, tillkännage felaktigt, ...
Thai:เรียกชื่อผิด, ประกาศผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış isimle hitap etmek, yanlış duyurmak, ...
Vietnamese:gọi nhầm tên, công bố sai, ...

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