miscount

miscount
{{11}}miscount (n.) 1580s, from MIS- (Cf. mis-) (1) + COUNT (Cf. count) (n.).
{{12}}miscount (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. mesconter "give a false statement; miscalculate, be wrong in reckoning;" see MIS- (Cf. mis-) (2) + COUNT (Cf. count) (v). Related: Miscounted; miscounting.

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