mis·count
ˌmis-ˈkau̇nt 
miscounted; miscounting
: to make a mistake in counting (something) : to count (something) incorrectly
miscount the number of workers in the office
miscounted in figuring how much change to give
Examples of miscount in a Sentence
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Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Mar. 2024
There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results.
—David Klepper and Huizhong Wu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
The video showing the election worker miscounting votes had been selectively edited, fact-checkers found.
—David Klepper and Huizhong Wu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Women’s Canyonlands Joggers While the brand is known for jackets, don’t miscount The North Face's bottoms.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
Prosecutors also suggested the poker player could have simply miscounted his earnings.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
What none of these agencies found, of course, is any sign that election outcomes had been compromised or votes had been miscounted.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
The report also said Afroman's lawyer miscounted the money when it was being returned to him.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2023
An independent investigation that concluded in February found that officers had miscounted Afroman’s money while bagging it in his home, according to Fox19.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
This is the case whether the problem is a faulty electronic voting machine, a grievous miscount of paper ballots, or an attack on an online voting system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Oct. 2016
And Estonia’s online voting system has never suffered a security breach or produced a miscount.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Oct. 2016
Carney said an investigation would determine how the breach and miscount occurred.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 12 May 2023
If only that was the lone miscount.
—Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 17 Oct. 2020
As for the remaining missing $10, a miscount of the second bag of cash could not be determined based on bodycam footage.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2023
That would mean a recovery of at least 145,000 visas for principal applicants due to a miscount over the years.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
Bolt blamed confusion in the immediate aftermath for the miscount.
—NBC News, 5 July 2020
Verb
At the start of the pandemic health workers may have miscounted a single infection as two due to a lack of understanding of how long the virus stayed in a person's body, Dixon said.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Mar. 2024
There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results.
—David Klepper and Huizhong Wu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
The video showing the election worker miscounting votes had been selectively edited, fact-checkers found.
—David Klepper and Huizhong Wu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Women’s Canyonlands Joggers While the brand is known for jackets, don’t miscount The North Face's bottoms.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
Prosecutors also suggested the poker player could have simply miscounted his earnings.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
What none of these agencies found, of course, is any sign that election outcomes had been compromised or votes had been miscounted.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
The report also said Afroman's lawyer miscounted the money when it was being returned to him.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2023
An independent investigation that concluded in February found that officers had miscounted Afroman’s money while bagging it in his home, according to Fox19.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
Noun
The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits hospitals, has similar recommendations, with suggestions for avoiding miscounts of surgical tools after staff lunch breaks or after shift changes.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
This is the case whether the problem is a faulty electronic voting machine, a grievous miscount of paper ballots, or an attack on an online voting system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Oct. 2016
And Estonia’s online voting system has never suffered a security breach or produced a miscount.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Oct. 2016
Carney said an investigation would determine how the breach and miscount occurred.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 12 May 2023
If only that was the lone miscount.
—Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 17 Oct. 2020
As for the remaining missing $10, a miscount of the second bag of cash could not be determined based on bodycam footage.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2023
That would mean a recovery of at least 145,000 visas for principal applicants due to a miscount over the years.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
Bolt blamed confusion in the immediate aftermath for the miscount.
—NBC News, 5 July 2020
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