Misname (Verb)
Meaning
Assign in incorrect name to; "These misnamed philanthropists".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Those involved in the practice often misname it as charity, misleading the public about their true intentions.
- Scientists have been known to misname a newly discovered species only to have it corrected later.
- This so-called 'war against terror' is often used to justify questionable actions, making some argue that it should not be misname in such a manner.
- Critics argued that the event was misname a 'festival of peace', considering the previous animosity between the nations involved.
- The medical journal corrected the section where researchers misname a disease in their hastily published report.