mis·name

verb

/ˌmɪsˈneɪm/

[usually passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they misname	/ˌmɪsˈneɪm/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪm/
he / she / it misnames	/ˌmɪsˈneɪmz/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪmz/
past simple misnamed	/ˌmɪsˈneɪmd/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪmd/
past participle misnamed	/ˌmɪsˈneɪmd/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪmd/
-ing form misnaming	/ˌmɪsˈneɪmɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˈneɪmɪŋ/

to give somebody/something a name that is wrong or not appropriate错误命名；取名不当
- be misnamed The Sea View Cafe, facing a building site, seemed to have been misnamed.海景咖啡厅正对着一个建筑工地，似乎命名错误。