miscalculation
noun /ˌmɪskælkjuˈleɪʃn/
/ˌmɪskælkjuˈleɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- a wrong judgement about a situation synonym misjudgement (1)
- A series of management miscalculations has left the company in serious trouble.
- miscalculation of something a grave miscalculation of the mood of the country
- a wrong estimate of an amount, a figure, a measurement, etc. synonym misjudgement (2)
- to make a miscalculation
- I ended up using only 8 of the 12 boxes because of some miscalculations.