misreckoning

verb

present participle of misreckon
as in miscounting

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  1. underestimating
  2. undervaluing
  3. overestimating
  4. misunderstanding
Verb
  • And businesses may be seriously underestimating the value of freeing up their people to have new ideas.
    — Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Consensus estimates are underestimating the strength of the networking company's order book for 2027 and 2028, according to analysts.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of underestimating
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  • That suggests the foreign exchange market is significantly undervaluing the yen.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Stop undervaluing yourself, period.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Definition of undervaluing
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  • The market learned a valuable lesson about overestimating predictable outcomes.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Many investors bought into the tech sector after enormous gains had already happened, ignoring valuations and overestimating their risk tolerance until volatility showed up in their portfolio, Hickle said.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Definition of overestimating
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  • Responding Monday to Emmanuel Acho, who criticized the idea that her ejection represented white privilege, Carrington insisted people were misunderstanding her.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The good news is that the IRS rarely charges severe penalties for honest mistakes or misunderstanding a complex tax code.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of misunderstanding
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“Misreckoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreckoning. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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