verb
- to call by a wrong or inappropriate name or term
Usage: formal
Examples
- The journalist mistermed the species in her article about wildlife.
- Don’t misterm this process as simple when it’s actually quite complex.
- The student mistermed the chemical compound on the exam.
- Critics argued that the politician mistermed the policy as beneficial.
- The manual mistermed several technical procedures.
- She was careful not to misterm any of the medical conditions in her report.