miscount

American

[mis-kount, mis-kount] / mɪsˈkaʊnt, ˈmɪsˌkaʊnt /

verb (used with or without object)

to count or calculate erroneously.

noun

an erroneous counting; miscalculation.

miscount British

/ ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt /

verb

to count or calculate incorrectly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

a false count or calculation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of miscount

1350–1400; mis- ¹ + count ¹; replacing Middle English mesconten < Middle French mesconter

Example Sentences

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The audit concluded there was no evidence of a miscount or fraud.

From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2022

LaFleur blamed the error on a miscount from the coaches' box.

From Fox News • Feb. 8, 2022

LaFleur blamed the error on a miscount from the coaches’ box.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2022

Carey appeared to miscount her steps on her run-up to the vault table, throwing her off.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2021

“It doesn’t cost you anything! Anyone would think the quartermaster’s store belonged to him! And now get on with it, you old blubber-sticker, and don’t you miscount either.”

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

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