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miscalculation

noun

ˌmis-ˌkal-kyə-ˈlā-shən

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as in mistake

a wrong judgment treating her opponent as an intellectual lightweight was a serious miscalculation on her part

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Recent Examples of miscalculation But Roosevelt had made three fatal miscalculations. —

Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025 Early return: Boston’s front office appears to have made costly miscalculations. —

Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 Experts said that Pakistan had made a strategic miscalculation with the Taliban. —

Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025 Recommended Joy Five years after fire, a shining Notre Dame is ready to reopen its doors Mr. Han, the acting leader, ordered the military to bolster its security posture to prevent North Korea from launching provocations by miscalculation. —

Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for miscalculation