Miscalled

/ˌmɪsˈkɔːld/

गलत नाम से पुकारा/कहा गया; गलत नाम दिया हुआ

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Origin & History

From the verb miscall: mis- (“wrongly”) + call, formed in English; miscalled is the past participle/adjectival use.

यह miscall क्रिया से बना है: mis- (अर्थ: गलत/भूल से) + call (पुकारना/कहना); miscalled इसका past participle/विशेषण रूप है।

Definition

Used to say that someone or something has been given the wrong name or title, often implying the name is misleading or inaccurate.

इसका उपयोग यह बताने के लिए होता है कि किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु को गलत नाम/उपाधि से पुकारा या संदर्भित किया गया है, जिससे नाम भ्रामक या असटीक लगता है।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
The so-called “desert” is miscalled, because it receives plenty of rain.
तथाकथित “रेगिस्तान” को गलत नाम दिया गया है, क्योंकि वहाँ पर्याप्त बारिश होती है।
Verb (past participle of miscall):
He was miscalled a coward by the newspapers.
अख़बारों ने उसे गलत तौर पर कायर कहा।

Usage Examples

The bird is commonly miscalled an eagle, but it is actually a hawk.
This region is miscalled a desert; it has a long rainy season.
She was miscalled selfish, though she often helped others quietly.
The product was miscalled “natural” in the advertisement.

Synonyms

Misnamed Wrongly named Incorrectly called Erroneously termed Mislabeled Misdescribed

Antonyms

Correctly called Properly named Accurately termed Rightly named

Related Forms

Noun
Miscalling / Misnomer
Verb
Miscall / Miscalls / Miscalling / Miscalled
Adjective
Miscalled / Misnamed
Adverb
Wrongly / Incorrectly / Erroneously

Idioms & Phrases

So-called (often miscalled)
तथाकथित (अक्सर गलत नाम से पुकारा/कहा गया)
Be miscalled
गलत नाम से पुकारा/कहा जाना