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miscount

miscount

1 4.2
An incorrect count of items such as votes
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪsˌkaʊnt/
translation icon : error de conteo
  • She discovered a miscount in her inventory, which led to overordering supplies.

Examples

  • The last time Mercury was retrograde on Election Day was in 2000 when Al Gore was declared President of the USA, only to discover the next day that Bush actually won due to a miscount.

    Blog text (11)

  • The auditor found a miscount of several items during the financial review.

  • There was a miscount-- a simple, bloody miscount.

    To End All Wars (2001)

  • There was a miscount-- a simple, bloody miscount.

    To End All Wars (2001)

  • Finally, on our miscount, I would point out, well, I don't really need to cross this out, this is something to discuss.

  • But if there was a miscount in the early vote, who is to say that the total vote was miscounted?

    Blog text (34)

  • Starting with Kathrine Harris and the Florida voter miscount and the Navy intelligence plane that China cut up so we could mail it home in pieces, this Bush presidency and its influence on Americans can only be called bizarre.

    Blog text (27)

  • Even though Hernandez got more first-place votes, 10-4, Willie picked up enough minor places to sneak into a tie, though it's possible this might have been a miscount.

    Blog text (9)

  • During the June 2009 uprising of the Green Movement in Iran, activists used every possible technological coordinating tool to protest the miscount of votes for Mir Hossein Mousavi, but were ultimately brought to heel by a violent crackdown.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The election results were delayed due to a miscount of the ballots cast.

Synonyms

mistake
vsmiscount
∞ 1.0

A wrong action or decision

is used for wrong counts of items not for general wrong actions
error
vsmiscount
306 1.0

A wrong belief, calculation, or action

is specifically an incorrect count of items rather than any broad wrong
miscalculation
vsmiscount
30 4.2

A wrong estimate of numbers or plans that causes problems

is mainly about wrong counts of items rather than broader number errors
inaccuracy
vsmiscount
24 4.9

A mistake in information or measurement

refers specifically to wrong counts of items, not general incorrectness
misestimation
vsmiscount
8.0

A wrong guess about how much or how likely something is

focuses specifically on counting actual items rather than estimating amounts
misreckoning
vsmiscount
9.5

An error in calculating numbers or amounts

tends to apply to counting items specifically rather than any number work

Antonyms

accuracy
169 3.8

How close a measurement or statement is to the correct value

How Accurate

exactness
2 4.1
count
780 1.0
miscount
1 4.2
estimate
370 2.6

Surface Forms

miscount singular
miscounts plural

Morphology

miscount = count (transparent) = mis + count

The noun is formed from mis- + count (or by conversion of the verb form), yielding the easily inferred meaning 'an incorrect count'.

Etymology

Miscount as a noun comes from the beginning mis- meaning 'wrong' and count meaning 'to number things'. A miscount is a case of counting the wrong number, so it means 'an inaccurate calculation' or a wrong total.