miscount

English

Etymology

From Middle English miscounten, equivalent to mis- +‎ count.

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈkaʊnt/

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• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪskaʊnt/

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Verb

miscount (third-person singular simple present miscounts, present participle miscounting, simple past and past participle miscounted)

1. To count incorrectly.

   Coordinate terms: misadd, mistotal

Noun

miscount (plural miscounts)

1. An incorrect counting.
   • 2011, Richard Margittay, Carnival Games: $10,000,000,000 Hoodwink Racket:

     To bait the mark, the veteran grifter initially covers one of the three numbers on the clothespin or miscounts the marble tally which serves to award the mark fairbanked points. The grateful mark will not question the grifter's tricky misread or miscount.