as in to misapply
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In the course of the initiative, Nigel Jeffries, MOLA’s ceramics specialist, has come to believe that witch bottles may have not only been miscategorized but misnamed: these bottles were likely medical objects, rather than magical ones.
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Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2019
In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.
—Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
In some editions, a story that began on the cover about the central SoMa development lawsuit settlement misnamed a nonprofit developer hoping to build affordable housing in South of Market.
—SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2019
Perhaps more than other forms of work, domestic labor is often misnamed as love, duty, or some kind of irresistible biological calling.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 15 June 2019
Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2019
In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.
—Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
In some editions, a story that began on the cover about the central SoMa development lawsuit settlement misnamed a nonprofit developer hoping to build affordable housing in South of Market.
—SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2019
Perhaps more than other forms of work, domestic labor is often misnamed as love, duty, or some kind of irresistible biological calling.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 15 June 2019
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“Misname.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misname. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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