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misnaming

misnaming noun: the act of calling something by its wrong name. Also the present participle and gerund of misname.

Noun

misnaming (plural misnamings)

  1. The act of calling something by its wrong name

Also used as

misnaming is also the present participle and gerund of misname.

Forms of misnaming

pluralmisnamings

Questions about misnaming

What does misnaming mean?
Misnaming means the act of calling something by its wrong name.
What part of speech is misnaming?
Misnaming is a noun.
What is the plural of misnaming?
The plural of misnaming is misnamings.

Words near misnaming in the dictionary

  1. misname
  2. misnamed
  3. misnamer
  4. misnamers
  5. misnames
  6. misnaming
  7. misnamings
  8. misnarrate
  9. misnarrated
  10. misnarrates
  11. misnarrating

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