miscalculate
/mɪsˈkalkjʊleɪt
/verb [with object]
1Calculate (an amount or measurement) wrongly: they miscalculated the number of new houses that would need to be built...
- She told him she had miscalculated the amount of money she needed for stock and was in danger of losing her customers if she couldn't meet her commitments.
- I finally finished the decking today.… I started to put the deck boards on yesterday whilst it was drizzling with rain and found out that I'd miscalculated the amount of boards I needed.
- They died because someone miscalculated the amount of time it would take for the car to cross the railroad tracks.
Synonyms
misjudge, make a mistake (about), calculate wrongly, estimate wrongly, overestimate, underestimate, overvalue, undervalue;
go wrong, err, make an error, blunder, be wide of the mark
informal slip up, make a boo-boo, make a howler
British informal boob
1.1Assess (a situation) wrongly: the government has seriously miscalculated the effect of privatization [no object]: you miscalculated if you imagined I’d fallen for your little scheme...
- He seriously miscalculated public opinion of the other countries.
- No less did he miscalculate the effect on public opinion in Iran.
- He also added that he believes that it is essential that the leadership of the People's Liberation Army do not miscalculate in this situation.
Rhymes
- atomic beam
- atomic bomb
- atomic-bombed
- atomic bomber
- atomic bombing
- atomic clock
- atomic energy
- atomic engine
- atomic force microscope
- atomic furnace
- atomic heat
- atomic hydrogen
- atomic-hydrogen arc welding
- atomic-hydrogen welding
- atomic hypothesis
- atomicism
- atomicity
- atomic mass
- atomic mass unit
- atomic moment
- atomic number
- atomic orbital
- atomic physics
- atomic power
- atomic radiation