miscalculate
verb
mis·cal·cu·late
ˌmis-ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt 
miscalculated; miscalculating
: to calculate wrongly : to make a miscalculation
This fall, publishers badly miscalculated the public's appetite for celebrity tell-alls.—
Patrick M. Reilly
Patrick M. Reilly… the bosses simply weren't ready when it turned out they had miscalculated badly.—Kevin Drum
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Examples of miscalculate in a Sentence
they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be
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Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 30 July 2024
Guaidó would later concede that the opposition had miscalculated its support within the military.
—Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Dosing errors came as a result of people measuring and self-administering incorrect amounts, and health care providers miscalculating doses of the cheaper, compounded versions of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, the agency said Friday in an alert.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 29 July 2024
This seemingly minor error had big consequences, causing the simulation to underestimate the time until the lander reached its lowest trajectory point and miscalculate the landing.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
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“Miscalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscalculate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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