misestimate

[mis-es-tuh-meyt, mis-es-tuh-mit] / mɪsˈɛs təˌmeɪt, mɪsˈɛs tə mɪt /

NOUN

miscalculation

Synonyms

STRONG

blow blunder miscount miss misunderstanding slip

WEAK

error misestimation misinterpretation misjudgment misreckoning mixup overestimation overvaluation underestimation undervaluation

Antonyms

STRONG

correction success

VERB

miscalculate

Synonyms

STRONG

blow blunder discount disregard err misconstrue miscount misinterpret misjudge misread misunderstand overestimate overlook overrate overvalue stumble underestimate underrate undervalue

WEAK

drop the ball get signals crossed get wrong go wrong mess up misreckon miss by a mile mix up slip up

Antonyms

STRONG

attend correct exaggerate get overrate pay attention perceive regard respect understand

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The original warning came five days in advance but misestimated the location of the landfall by 250 miles.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2022

“I felt like I just shouldn’t have run the piece at all, because I fundamentally misestimated how prepared the writer was for this to go public.”

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2015

Moreover, Burgoyne wofully misestimated the resources, spirit, and fighting capacity of his adversary.

From Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76. by Drake, Samuel Adams

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