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UK
/mɪskˈælkjʊlˌeɪt/
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[ US /mɪˈskæɫkjəˌɫeɪt/ ]
[ US /mɪˈskæɫkjəˌɫeɪt/ ]
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judge incorrectly
I had misestimated his determination -
calculate incorrectly
I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding
How To Use miscalculate In A Sentence
- Did we miscalculate how we would be treated and received in Iraq?
- Cavil, Doral and another Simon how long have you got buddy? find the dead doctor Simon and once again Cavil shows himself to be a pathetic military planner, he admits he "miscalculated" Boomer's actions. VARIANTS: DAYBREAK, PT II - REVIEW
- His Honour did not misapprehend the facts, he did not misapply legal principle, he did not miscalculate the damages, nor did he err in the exercise of his discretion.
- The Israeli government is so concerned that America's adversaries may miscalculate U.S. intentions that it is privately urging Washington to make it clear that the U.S. would intervene in Saudi Arabia should the survival of that government be threatened. The Arab Spring and U.S. Policy: The View From Jerusalem
- It's clear that he has badly miscalculated the mood of the people.
- Experts say the immigrants may have been here all along, but earlier estimates may have been miscalculated.
- Every foreign journalist, every adversary, and every ally will be reading the tea leaves to make their own assessment how badly Obama was damaged by his party's loss of political and popular support, and either take it in stride, or dangerously miscalculate. Amb. Marc Ginsberg: The Post Election Foreign Policy Hangover
- In the June table of contents, we miscalculated the age of the Jesuit order of priests.
- He miscalculated badly when he underestimated the response of the international community to the invasion.
- He miscalculated the tides and the whirlpool dragged the outboard engine off his boat and capsized it.