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
Kevin DrumExamples of miscalculate in a Sentence
they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be
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These errors often occur when airlines miscalculate currency conversions, leave off fuel surcharges, or input incorrect pricing.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 19 Mar. 2025
Starbucks may’ve miscalculated with its mandatory-note policy.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
The Prime release should play great at any scale while its stars are crossed at one another, but miscalculates their chemistry in a gratuitous and slightly icky epilogue.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
But with Russia having openly violated the Budapest Memorandum—first by annexing Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, and by launching a full-scale invasion of the country in 2022—some now question whether Kyiv miscalculated the possible cost of disarmament.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 19 Mar. 2025
Starbucks may’ve miscalculated with its mandatory-note policy.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
The Prime release should play great at any scale while its stars are crossed at one another, but miscalculates their chemistry in a gratuitous and slightly icky epilogue.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
But with Russia having openly violated the Budapest Memorandum—first by annexing Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, and by launching a full-scale invasion of the country in 2022—some now question whether Kyiv miscalculated the possible cost of disarmament.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Miscalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscalculate. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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