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miscalculate

[ mis-kal-kyuh-leyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, mis·cal·cu·lat·ed, mis·cal·cu·lat·ing.
  1. to calculate or judge incorrectly:

    to miscalculate the time required.



miscalculate

/ ˌmɪsˈkælkjʊˌleɪt /

verb

  1. tr to calculate wrongly


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Derived Forms

  • ˌmiscalcuˈlation, noun
  • ˌmisˈcalcuˌlator, noun

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Other Words From

  • miscal·cu·lation noun
  • mis·calcu·lator noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of miscalculate1

First recorded in 1690–1700; mis- 1 + calculate

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Example Sentences

And it might even cause Georgians to miscalculate American military support against Russia and foolishly provoke Moscow.

A beginner like you might miscalculate the weight, and think what a terrible smash up we'd have then!

Too many of us--the President among the rest, I fear--miscalculate the distance between contingency and desire.

It seems to me that those who take such a view quite miscalculate the force of the affection that a man feels for his country.

Even the oldest sailors are apt to miscalculate the time likely to elapse before the wind can touch them.

I may miscalculate the time and wait until I am too small to climb upon the ring.

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