Miscalculate
[mɪs'kælkjʊleɪt] or [,mɪs'kælkjulet]
Definition
(verb.) calculate incorrectly; 'I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding'.
(verb.) judge incorrectly; 'I had misestimated his determination'.
Typist: Ruben--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t. & i.) To calculate erroneously; to judge wrongly.
Editor: Xenia
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Misreckon.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CALCULATE]
Typed by Leona
Definition
v.t. to calculate wrongly.—n. Miscalculā′tion.
Editor: Matt
Examples
- Nay, said Rebecca, thy weakness and thy grief, Sir Knight, make thee miscalculate the purposes of Heaven. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- After all we miscalculated. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The boat he goes in is admirably miscalculated for the service it is built for. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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