"misrecount" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misrecounts [present, singular, third-person], misrecounting [participle, present], misrecounted [participle, past], misrecounted [past]
Etymology: From mis- + recount. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|recount}} mis- + recount Head templates: {{en-verb}} misrecount (third-person singular simple present misrecounts, present participle misrecounting, simple past and past participle misrecounted)
  1. To recount inaccurately; misrelate; to tell an untrue version of events.
    Sense id: en-misrecount-en-verb-cH4DGCeq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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