miscalculate
1miscalculate — 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… …
2Miscalculate — 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] …
3miscalculate — 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 …
4miscalculate — (v.) 1705; from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + CALCULATE (Cf. calculate). Related: Miscalculated; miscalculating …
5miscalculate — [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,… …
6miscalculate — ► VERB ▪ calculate or assess wrongly. DERIVATIVES miscalculation noun …
7miscalculate — [mis kal′kyo͞o lāt΄, mis kal′kyəlāt′] vt., vi. miscalculated, miscalculating to calculate incorrectly; miscount or misjudge miscalculation n …
8miscalculate — v. to miscalculate badly * * * [ˌmɪs kælkjʊleɪt] to miscalculate badly …
9miscalculate — 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… …
10miscalculate — 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] * * * …
