I. “+ verb
Etymology: Middle English misconten, from Middle French mesconter to count falsely, cheat in counting, from mes- mis- (I) + conter to count — more at count
transitive verb
: to count wrongly : miscalculate
miscounted the money twice
intransitive verb
: to make a wrong count
often miscounts in figuring the number of hours he has worked
II. noun
Etymology: mis- (I) + count (n.)
: a wrong count : miscalculation
lost the fight as a result of a miscount by the referee