misnamed

ˌmɪsˈneɪmd

Definition

Definition of misnamed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

incorrect nameincorrectly named or labeled

The street was misnamed on the map, causing confusion.

wrong namehaving a name that does not fit

The 'lake' was actually a small pond, making it misnamed.

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Origin of misnamed

Middle English, mis- (wrongly) + name (to name)

Examples of misnamed in a sentence

The plant was misnamed, confusing many gardeners.
The 'mountain' was just a hill, so it was misnamed.
The misnamed 'river' was actually a stream.

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French:mal nommé, mal intitulé, ...
German:falsch benannt, ...
Italian:mal chiamato, soprannominato erroneamente, ...
Spanish:mal llamado, ...
Portuguese:mal nomeado, ...
Chinese:命名错误的, 名字不合适, ...
Japanese:誤って名付けられた, 間違った名前の, ...
Arabic:مُسَمّى خَطَأ, سيء التسمية, ...
Hebrew:שָׁגוּי בְּשֵׁם, שֵׁם שָׁגוּי, ...
Russian:неправильно названный, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно названий, ...
Hindi:गलत नाम वाला, अनुचित नाम दिया गया, ...
Bengali:ভুলনামাঙ্কিত, যার নামটি উপযুক্ত নয়, ...
Catalan:mal anomenat, mal batejat, ...
Czech:nesprávně pojmenovaný, chybně pojmenovaný, ...
Danish:fejlnavngivet, ...
Dutch:verkeerd benoemd, ...
Greek:λανθασμένα ονομασμένος, με ακατάλληλο όνομα, ...
Hungarian:hibásan elnevezett, ...
Khmer:ដែលដាក់ឈ្មោះខុស, ដាក់ឈ្មោះមិនត្រឹមត្រូវ, ...
Korean:잘못된 이름, 부적절한 이름, ...
Persian:اشتباه‌نام‌گذاری‌شده, نام‌گذاری‌شده به‌اشتباه, ...
Polish:źle nazwany, niewłaściwie nazwany, ...
Portuguese (BR):mal nomeado, ...
Romanian:denumit greșit, numit nepotrivit, ...
Swedish:felaktigt namngiven, ...
Thai:ตั้งชื่อผิด, ชื่อผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış adlandırılmış, ...
Vietnamese:đặt tên sai, ...

misname

mɪsˈneɪm

Definition of misname - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

incorrect naming

Rare

give an incorrect or unsuitable name to something

Rare

He misnamed the chemical compound in his report..

misidentify

language

Rare

call someone or something by a wrong name

Rare

She misnamed the actor during the interview.

miscall

misidentify

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Origin of misname

Old English, mis (wrongly) + namian (to name)

Examples of misname in a sentence

The map misnamed several streets in the new development.
He tends to misname historical figures.
The teacher accidentally misnamed the student.

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French:mal nommer, appeler par un mauvais nom, ...
German:falsch benennen, verwechseln, ...
Italian:dare un nome sbagliato, chiamare con un nome sbagliato, ...
Spanish:nombrar incorrectamente, llamar incorrectamente, ...
Portuguese:dar um nome errado, chamar pelo nome errado, ...
Chinese:误称, 误叫, ...
Japanese:誤って名前を付ける, 間違った名前で呼ぶ, ...
Arabic:سَمَّى خَطَأ, أَخْطَأَ فِي تَسْمِيَة, ...
Hebrew:לִתֵּן שֵׁם שָׁגוּי, לִטְעוֹת בְּשֵׁם, ...
Russian:неправильно назвать, неправильно называть, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно назвати, неправильно називати, ...
Hindi:गलत नाम देना, गलत नाम से पुकारना, ...
Bengali:ভুল নামকরণ করা, ভুল নামে ডাকা, ...
Catalan:anomenar incorrectament, equivocar-se de nom, ...
Czech:chybně pojmenovat, špatně pojmenovat, ...
Danish:fejlnavne, kalde ved forkert navn, ...
Dutch:verkeerd benoemen, verkeerd noemen, ...
Greek:λανθασμένα ονομάζω, αποκαλώ με λάθος όνομα, ...
Hungarian:rosszul elnevezni, tévesen nevezni, ...
Khmer:ដាក់ឈ្មោះខុស, ...
Korean:잘못된 이름을 붙이다, 잘못 부르다, ...
Persian:نام اشتباه گذاشتن, به اشتباه نام برد, ...
Polish:błędnie nazwać, nazywać niewłaściwie, ...
Portuguese (BR):dar um nome errado, chamar pelo nome errado, ...
Romanian:a numi greșit, a confunda, ...
Swedish:felaktigt namnge, kalla fel, ...
Thai:ตั้งชื่อผิด, เรียกชื่อผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış adlandırmak, yanlış söylemek, ...
Vietnamese:đặt tên sai, gọi nhầm tên, ...

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Definition of misnamed - Reverso English Dictionary

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