misreckon
verb
mis·reck·on
ˌmis-ˈre-kən 
misreckoned; misreckoning
: to reckon wrongly
… I realized with a pang of dismay that I had misreckoned the time while I lay in the utter darkness of my cell.—
Edgar Rice Burroughs
: to make an incorrect estimate, judgment, or calculation
Edgar Rice BurroughsYet in this sending of me to the Tower, these dogs who design it misreckon foully.—W. Outram Tristram
W. Outram Tristram
misreckoning
noun
plural misreckonings
… I have learned to accept my responsibility and to forgive myself first, then to apologize to anyone injured by my misreckoning.
—Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
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“Misreckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misreckon. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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