misforecast
/mɪsˈfɔː(ɹ)kæst/
Etymology
From mis- + forecast.
misforecast means The act of misforecasting. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 68 out of 100.
noun
- The act of misforecasting.“He offered his plans for revision to the authorities, but the adoption of his ideas was unfortunately postponed because of his misforecast of the solar eclipse of June 1675 .”
- The result of misforecasting; misprediction.“The misforecast of 7.25 million crudely equals the total population of North and South Carolina, or New York (1970 censu ), or Austria.”
verb
- 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.”