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misreckon

[ mis-rek-uhn ]
/ mɪsˈrɛk ən /
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verb (used with or without object)
to reckon incorrectly; miscalculate.
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Origin of misreckon

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

Words nearby misreckon

mispunctuate, misquotation, misquote, Misr, misread, misreckon, misredemption, misremember, misreport, misrepresent, misrepresentation
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Words related to misreckon

blow, blunder, discount, disregard, drop the ball, err, get wrong, go wrong, mess up, misconstrue, miscount, misestimate, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, miss by a mile, misunderstand, mix up, overestimate, overlook

How to use misreckon in a sentence

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

    In Doublet and Hose|Lucy Foster Madison

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

    Leviathan|Thomas Hobbes
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