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miscalculate
[ mis-kal-kyuh-leyt ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to calculate or judge incorrectly:
to miscalculate the time required.
miscalculate
/ ˌmɪsˈkælkjʊˌleɪt /
verb
- tr to calculate wrongly
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Derived Forms
- ˌmiscalcuˈlation, noun
- ˌmisˈcalcuˌlator, noun
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Other Words From
- miscal·cu·lation noun
- mis·calcu·lator noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of miscalculate1
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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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