miscalculate

Verb

judge incorrectly
calculate incorrectly
- "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding"
To calculate incorrectly.
To make a gross error in judgment.

Examples

They miscalculated by assuming the dimensions were in imperial, not metric.

Origin / Etymology

From mis- + calculate.

Synonyms

misestimate

Scrabble Score: 18

miscalculate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
miscalculate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
miscalculate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

miscalculate: valid Words With Friends Word