miscalculate
[verb]
Synonyms: misjudge, blunder, err, overestimate, overrate, slip up, underestimate, underrate

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Related Words: discount, disregard, overlook, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand, overestimate, overprize, overrate, overvalue, understimate, underprize, underrate, undervalue

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mis‧cal‧cu‧late /mɪsˈkælkjəleɪt, mɪsˈkælkjʊleɪt/ verb [intransitive and transitive]

1. to make a mistake when deciding how long something will take to do, how much money you will need etc:
We miscalculated how long it would take to get there.

2. to make a wrong judgment about a situation:
Tim had miscalculated: Laura would never disobey her father.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

miscalculate
verb
ADV. badly, seriously The government has seriously miscalculated the economic effect of this policy.

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