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misforecasting

misforecasting is the present participle and gerund of misforecast.

Meaning of misforecast

Verb

misforecast (third-person singular simple present misforecasts, present participle misforecasting, simple past and past participle misforecast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) misforecasted)

  1. To forecast incorrectly; to make an erroneous prediction.
    • Maybe she ordered too many, or misforecast and picked wrong colors, or woke up to find that trend she hopped on changed overnight and she's stuck with an order that won't sell anywhere at any price.1999, Barbara Jaye Wilson, Capped Off, page 81

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Questions about misforecasting

What is misforecasting the present participle and gerund of?
Misforecasting is the present participle and gerund of misforecast.

Words near misforecasting in the dictionary

  1. misfooled
  2. misfooling
  3. misfools
  4. misforecast
  5. misforecasted
  6. misforecasting
  7. misforecasts
  8. misforge
  9. misforged
  10. misforges
  11. misforging

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