miscall

[ mis-kawl ]

verb (used with object)

1. to call by a wrong name.

miscall

/ ˌmɪsˈkɔːl /

verb

1. to call by the wrong name
2. dialect.
   to abuse or malign

Derived Forms

• ˌmisˈcaller, noun

Other Words From

• mis·caller noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of miscall¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; mis- ¹, call

Example Sentences

Tom lays out a doomsday scenario in which Greg fails to keep him from getting drowsy, Tom miscalls the results in Colorado, China invades Taiwan, the world blows up and “We’re back to amoeba.”

From New York Times

Kansas City has had revenge on its mind since 2016 when a presumed miscall led to the Sounders bouncing KC from the playoffs with a 1-0 win at Lumen Field.

From Seattle Times

Why are election polls still with us, despite periodic flubs, fiascoes and miscalls?

From Salon

Pollsters partly redeemed themselves in the 2017 election after miscalling an earlier one in 2015, but still failed to fully capture the swing which lost the governing Conservatives their majority.

From Reuters

Now, that’s a great story and we feel bad to bring up the one race he miscalled rather than the million he called with great aplomb.

From Los Angeles Times