misestimate
Use Misestimate in a sentence
mis·es·ti·mate
[v. mis-es-tuh-meyt; n. mis-es-tuh-mit] verb, mis·es·ti·mat·ed, mis·es·ti·mat·ing, noun 
təˌmeɪt;
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| misestimate | |
verb | |
| 1. | judge incorrectly; "I had misestimated his determination" [syn: miscalculate] |
| 2. | calculate incorrectly; "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding" [syn: miscalculate] |
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Misestimate
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is kibitz. Does it mean:
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| to spend time idly; loaf. |
Example sentences
Despite this misestimate, however, the government broke no promise.
Nonetheless, evaluation design issues confound the estimation of effect sizes and consequently misestimate benefits.
People also under-invest and they misestimate personal vulnerability.
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