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miscount

[ verb mis-kount; noun mis-kount ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to count or calculate erroneously.


noun

  1. an erroneous counting; miscalculation.

miscount

/ ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt /

verb

  1. 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

  1. 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of miscount1

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

There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results.

By the next morning, Santorum’s underdog campaign was hearing from county chairmen about miscounts.

He told voters to look for and report any signs of cheating or miscounting of ballots.

Prosecutors also suggested the poker player could have simply miscounted his earnings.

An independent investigation that concluded in February found that officers had miscounted Afroman’s money while bagging it in his home, according to Fox19.

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