Definition of miscalculation in English:
miscalculation
noun mɪsˌkalkjʊˈleɪʃnˌmɪskalkjʊˈleɪʃnˌmɪsˌkælkjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n
An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgement.
miscalculations were made in counting properties
it was a fatal miscalculation
Example sentencesExamples
- In the past year, numerous media accounts have revealed screw-ups, miscalculations and oversights.
- Nobody's always right - we all need to acknowledge mistakes, errors and miscalculations.
- Furious council leaders say the miscalculation is not their fault.
- Working conditions at the agency are very tense as unemployed people invariably wait for several hours in long queues leading to mistakes and miscalculations being made by staff.
- If he was guilty of mismanagement, miscalculation or mere mistakes then the proper place to hold him to account would be the ballot box.
Synonyms
error of judgement, misjudgement, misreading of the situation, mistake, blunder, faux pas, overestimate, underestimate
informal slip-up, boo-boo, fail
rare misreckoning
Definition of miscalculation in US English:
miscalculation
nounˌmɪsˌkælkjəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌmisˌkalkyəˈlāSH(ə)n
An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgment.
miscalculations were made in counting properties
it was a fatal miscalculation
Example sentencesExamples
- Furious council leaders say the miscalculation is not their fault.
- Nobody's always right - we all need to acknowledge mistakes, errors and miscalculations.
- Working conditions at the agency are very tense as unemployed people invariably wait for several hours in long queues leading to mistakes and miscalculations being made by staff.
- If he was guilty of mismanagement, miscalculation or mere mistakes then the proper place to hold him to account would be the ballot box.
- In the past year, numerous media accounts have revealed screw-ups, miscalculations and oversights.
Synonyms
error of judgement, misjudgement, misreading of the situation, mistake, blunder, faux pas, overestimate, underestimate