misreckoning

verb

present participle of misreckon
as in miscounting

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  1. underestimating
  2. undervaluing
  3. overestimating
  4. misunderstanding
Verb
  • Party host prep school A common host mistake is underestimating the time needed to clean, cook, decorate and set up, Jokilehto said.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The tribes contend that the government’s scientists are underestimating the effect of trawling.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of underestimating
Verb
  • Nonprofit work should be led by capable professionals whose commitment to mission should never justify undervaluing their contributions.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • That suggests the foreign exchange market is significantly undervaluing the yen.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of undervaluing
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  • Likewise, awe prevents people from underestimating difficult tasks or from overestimating themselves.
    — Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The market learned a valuable lesson about overestimating predictable outcomes.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of overestimating
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  • Friedlich hangs a lot of The Holes’s emotional bent on the dynamic between Joey and Carson, as two lonely townies who have spent a lot of their lives misunderstanding each other.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of misunderstanding
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“Misreckoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreckoning. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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