miscall

Meaning

Verb

1. (dialectal) To call (someone) bad names; to insult, abuse.
2. To call (someone or something) incorrectly or by the wrong title or name.
3. To make a wrong call (prediction or announcement).
4. To make a wrong call (prediction or announcement).

Noun

An incorrect call.

Noun

Archaic form of miskal.

Synonyms

misname

backbite

badmouth

ban

bawl out

be after

berate

blast

blow

blow up

bring up

bullyrag

call down

cant

chastise

chide

clobber

comb

darn

decry

defame

denigrate

drub

get after

get at

gossip

growl

haze

inveigh

jump on

mag

🔍

malign

objurgate

rail

revile

row

scold

scorch

skin

slang

strafe

swear

swear at

take apart

tee off

throw up

throw mud at

give someone hell

vilify

whip

Translations

aasen

abbürsten

aufmöbeln

ausmachen

beschimpfen

falsch nennen

losziehen

rügen

schelten

schimpfen

striegeln

zusammenscheißen

giften

anscheißen

أهن

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɪskɔːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: miscallen

In summary

From Middle English miscallen, equivalent to mis- + call.