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.—
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they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be
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And if Tehran is serious, its leaders may be gravely miscalculating.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Too often, a high-risk plan has been miscalculated, and opponents have punished Postecoglou's men.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Like many classic early episodes, this focuses ruthlessly on its A story and keeps a tight leash on its tone, which might’ve gone from brutally farcical to brutally unpleasant in an instant had a single gag been miscalculated.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
According to a report from USA TODAY, judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the judge in Chrisley's 2022 trial miscalculated her sentence and did not find evidence proving her full involvement in the bank fraud scheme.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2024
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Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Too often, a high-risk plan has been miscalculated, and opponents have punished Postecoglou's men.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Like many classic early episodes, this focuses ruthlessly on its A story and keeps a tight leash on its tone, which might’ve gone from brutally farcical to brutally unpleasant in an instant had a single gag been miscalculated.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
According to a report from USA TODAY, judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the judge in Chrisley's 2022 trial miscalculated her sentence and did not find evidence proving her full involvement in the bank fraud scheme.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Miscalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscalculate. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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