The meaning of Miscalculation

noun

A stupid or careless mistake.

Usage examples:

She stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made

verb

Make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily.

Usage examples:

He knew he'd blundered

noun

A big mistake, especially one resulting from a lack of care or thought

Usage examples:

His failure to respond immediately to the accusations was a major political blunder., he feared he …

noun

A mistake, or a small cut or injury

Usage examples:

I did a boo-boo! i spilled coffee!

verb

Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

Usage examples:

He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun

A mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test.

Usage examples:

A fail grade

noun

The action of forming a wrong opinion or conclusion about something.

Usage examples:

They apologised for the mistake and the misjudgement of staff

noun

An unfair or wrong opinion about someone or something

Usage examples:

Their decision to sell the house was a disastrous misjudgment., he is accused of making serious mis…

noun

Incorrect reckoning or calculating of accounts; (more generally) miscalculation; an instance of this.

noun

An act or judgement that is misguided or wrong.

Usage examples:

Coming here was a mistake

verb

Be wrong about.

Usage examples:

Because i was inexperienced i mistook the nature of our relationship

noun

An action or decision that is wrong or produces a result that is not correct or not intended

Usage examples:

We all make mistakes., [ + to infinitive ] it was a mistake to come to this restaurant without a re…

verb

Form too high or favourable an estimate of.

Usage examples:

His influence cannot be overestimated

noun

An excessively high estimate.

Usage examples:

The figure of 30 per cent was an overestimate

Make too high an approximation of

phrasal verb

Make a careless error.

Usage examples:

They often slipped up when it came to spelling

phrasal verb

To make a small mistake, often as a result of not thinking carefully

Usage examples:

It's easy for a journalist to slip up and use somebody else's idea without crediting him or her., t…

phrasal verb

To make a mistake

Usage examples:

We can't afford to slip up when we're risking so much money., there is a solution for taxpayers who…

verb

Estimate (something) to be smaller or less important than it really is.

Usage examples:

They have grossly underestimated the extent of the problem

noun

An estimate that is too low.

Usage examples:

£7.5 million is a considerable underestimate

verb

To think that something is less or lower than it really is, or that someone is less strong or less effective

Usage examples:

Homeowners often underestimate the cost of repairing a roof.