misreckoning
/ˌmɪsˈrɛkənɪŋ/
noun
- An incorrect calculation, estimate, or judgment.
- The budget failure was due to a serious misreckoning of expenses.
- A misreckoning of the population led to a shortage of supplies.
- His misreckoning of the time caused him to miss the train.
verb
- Present participle of misreckon: the act of calculating or judging incorrectly.
- She is misreckoning the number of tiles needed for the floor.
- He keeps misreckoning how much food to buy for the party.
- By misreckoning the wind speed, the pilot flew off course.