What's the difference between miscall and misfall?

Miscall


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.
  • (v. t.) To call by a bad name; to abuse.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Because of the very regular and pronounced miscalling of the letter C as an O, we suggest that this should be accepted as a correct call during threshold measurements on the Pelli-Robson chart.
  • (2) But to catch headlines she miscalled it a "fun palace", which evoked for councillors a vision of actors copulating in the bushes.
  • (3) Difficulties in perception were evident in reversals of letters and words, miscalling letters, and adding and omitting letters.
  • (4) Of 52 cancers miscalled, 52% were not visualized and 48% were categorized as misinterpretations.

Misfall


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To befall, as ill luck; to happen to unluckily.

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