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miscalculate

[ mis-kal-kyuh-leyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

miscalculated, miscalculating.
  1. to calculate or judge incorrectly:

    to miscalculate the time required.



miscalculate

/ ˌɪˈæʊˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to calculate wrongly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˌˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • c··tDz noun
  • ·c·tǰ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of miscalculate1

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

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The potential downside for the team is miscalculating how good a player will become and overpaying.

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The new Trump administration may just have miscalculated what their "shock and awe" strategy might do.

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In a blog post, Schwarcz explained that the Toxin-Free Future scientists miscalculated the lower end of what the EPA considered a health risk through a multiplication error.

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In the face of criticism and plummeting approval ratings, the prime minister now says that his government miscalculated, and that Canada needs to “stabilise” its population growth so that public infrastructure can keep up.

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The food safety watchdog has issued new guidance over caffeine in food supplements after a man died miscalculating the amount he was meant to use.

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