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

Example Sentences

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That official optimism was in large part responsible for one of Bunker's most serious misestimates during his Saigon years.

From Time Magazine Archive

The trouble with Rodney is that he misestimates his relations to cosmos"; to which he responded, "Cosmos—Cosmos?

From Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography by Roosevelt, Theodore

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