MISESTIMATE

miscalculate, misestimate

(verb) calculate incorrectly; “I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding”

miscalculate, misestimate

(verb) judge incorrectly; “I had misestimated his determination”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

misestimate (third-person singular simple present misestimates, present participle misestimating, simple past and past participle misestimated)

To estimate erroneously.

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*es"ti*mate, v. t.

Definition: To estimate erroneously. J. S. Mill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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