Definition

Verb (transitive or intransitive): - To calculate or estimate incorrectly: "misreckon" means to make an error in counting, measuring, or judging something, often leading to a wrong conclusion or outcome.

Usage Examples

• (The accountant added or estimated the costs wrongly.)
• (If you judge the distance incorrectly.)
• (He estimated the duration wrongly.)

Advanced Usage

• "to misreckon one's chances": to judge the likelihood of success incorrectly.
  • She misreckoned her chances of winning the election, so she was shocked by the loss. (She misjudged the probability of victory.)

Variants and Related Words

• Misreckoning (noun): an instance of calculating or estimating incorrectly.
  • The misreckoning of the company's profits led to a financial crisis. (The incorrect calculation caused trouble.)
• Reckon (verb): to calculate, count, or estimate; to consider or think.
  • We reckon the cost will be around $500. (We estimate the cost.)

Synonyms

• Miscalculate: to make a mistake in calculation.
• Misjudge: to form a wrong opinion or estimate about something.
• Overestimate / Underestimate: to estimate too highly or too lowly.

Related Idioms

• "reckon without": to fail to consider something important.
  • He reckoned without the sudden change in weather. (He failed to account for the weather change.)
• "reckon with": to take into account or deal with.
  • We must reckon with the possibility of delays. (We must consider that possibility.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Reckon up: to calculate or add up.
  • Let me reckon up the total cost before we leave. (Let me add up the expenses.)
• Reckon on: to rely on or expect.
  • We were reckoning on your help, but you didn't come. (We expected your assistance.)