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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

/ ˌɪˈ첹ʊԳ /

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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of miscount1

1350–1400; mis- 1 + count 1; replacing Middle English mesconten < Middle French mesconter
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England were bowled out for 159 after Jones had miscounted how many balls were left in the 48th over, which left number 11 Lauren Bell exposed at the other end.

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

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

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

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

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