0 to calculate an amount wrongly:
[ + question word ] We had a lot of food left over from the party because I'd miscalculated how much people would eat.
He miscalculated badly when he underestimated the response of the international community to the invasion.
1 to make a mistake when calculating an amount or judging someone or something:
In many cases, they badly miscalculated and disaster befell them.
Whatever our attitude to the ban, it is clear from the report that the chairman seriously miscalculated its financial implications.
The funding required to cover wage rises, superannuation rises and national insurance increases was miscalculated.
I miscalculated the length of the dinner break.
Is it not true that in certain circumstances the fee is miscalculated?
He said that we had miscalculated the amount we would have in contributions.
I very much regret that the statisticians miscalculated this figure.
I do not think that it will necessarily turn out that they gravely miscalculated the speed at which acres could be cleared.
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