misreckon

[ mis-rek-uhn ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to reckon incorrectly; miscalculate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of misreckon¹

First recorded in 1515–25; mis- ¹ + reckon

Example Sentences

If I do not misreckon foully the queen spoke of both seeing and speaking with him during her progress hither.

From Project Gutenberg

And whereas some have attributed the Dominion to the Man onely, as being of the more excellent Sex; they misreckon in it.

From Project Gutenberg