miscalculate

miscalculate
[[t]mɪ̱skæ̱lkjʊleɪt[/t]]
miscalculates, miscalculating, miscalculated
If you miscalculate, you make a mistake in judging a situation or in making a calculation.

[V n] It's clear that he has badly miscalculated the mood of the people...

The government appears to have miscalculated and bills are higher as a result.

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miscalculation [[t]mɪ̱skælkjʊle͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] plural N-VAR

The coup failed because of miscalculations by the plotters...

Southwark council admitted making serious miscalculations in this year's budget.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • miscalculate — UK US /mɪsˈkælkjəleɪt/ verb [I or T] ► ACCOUNTING to calculate an amount wrongly: »The water company had deliberately miscalculated the data it supplies to the regulator. »The insurance company admitted that it had miscalculated one of its… …   Financial and business terms

  • Miscalculate — Mis*cal cu*late, v. t. & i. 1. To calculate erroneously. [1913 Webster] 2. To judge wrongly, especially about the effects of action or the likely course of events. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • miscalculate — I verb be erroneous, be in error, be misguided, be misled, be mistaken, be wrong, blunder, calculate wrongly, commit an error, deceive oneself, deviate, err, errare, estimate incorrectly, fall into error, falli, go amiss, go astray, go awry, have …   Law dictionary

  • miscalculate — (v.) 1705; from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + CALCULATE (Cf. calculate). Related: Miscalculated; miscalculating …   Etymology dictionary

  • miscalculate — [v] make a mistake blow*, blunder, discount, disregard, drop the ball*, err, get signals crossed*, get wrong, go wrong, mess up*, misconstrue, miscount, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, misreckon, miss by a mile*, misunderstand, mix up,… …   New thesaurus

  • miscalculate — ► VERB ▪ calculate or assess wrongly. DERIVATIVES miscalculation noun …   English terms dictionary

  • miscalculate — [mis kal′kyo͞o lāt΄, mis kal′kyəlāt′] vt., vi. miscalculated, miscalculating to calculate incorrectly; miscount or misjudge miscalculation n …   English World dictionary

  • miscalculate — v. to miscalculate badly * * * [ˌmɪs kælkjʊleɪt] to miscalculate badly …   Combinatory dictionary

  • miscalculate — UK [mɪsˈkælkjʊleɪt] / US [ˌmɪsˈkælkjəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms miscalculate : present tense I/you/we/they miscalculate he/she/it miscalculates present participle miscalculating past tense miscalculated past participle… …   English dictionary

  • miscalculate — miscalculation, n. miscalculator, n. /mis kal kyeuh layt /, v.t., v.i., miscalculated, miscalculating. to calculate or judge incorrectly: to miscalculate the time required. [1690 1700; MIS 1 + CALCULATE] * * * …   Universalium

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