"misforecast" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈfɔː(ɹ)kæst/, /mɪsˈfɔː(ɹ)kɑːst/ Forms: misforecasts [plural]
Etymology: mis- + forecast Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|forecast}} mis- + forecast Head templates: {{en-noun}} misforecast (plural misforecasts)
  1. The act of misforecasting.
    Sense id: en-misforecast-en-noun-hR7rV9Cj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 29 38 33
  2. The result of misforecasting; misprediction.
    Sense id: en-misforecast-en-noun-H72zW9JZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 29 38 33

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈfɔː(ɹ)kæst/, /mɪsˈfɔː(ɹ)kɑːst/ Forms: misforecasts [present, singular, third-person], misforecasting [participle, present], misforecast [participle, past], misforecast [past], misforecasted [participle, past], misforecasted [past]
Etymology: mis- + forecast Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|forecast}} mis- + forecast Head templates: {{en-verb|misforecasts|misforecasting|misforecast|past2=misforecasted}} misforecast (third-person singular simple present misforecasts, present participle misforecasting, simple past and past participle misforecast or misforecasted)
  1. To forecast incorrectly; to make an erroneous prediction.
    Sense id: en-misforecast-en-verb-ftbcwMAH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 29 38 33

Inflected forms

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